Quantum computing might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it’s quite real and becoming increasingly practical. Microsoft’s new Majorana 1 (pronounced: maa-yoh-raa-naa) chip is a ...

Physicist Paul Davies’s Quantum 2.0: The past, present and future of quantum physics ends on a beautiful note. “To be aware of the quantum world is to glimpse something of the majesty and elegance of ...

A start to the lunar economy. The moon is set to become a hotbed of activity, with NASA's Lunar Trailblazer expected to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket later this week from the Kennedy Space ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

It is something like the "Holy Grail" of physics: unifying particle physics and gravitation. The world of tiny particles is described extremely well by quantum theory, while the world of gravitation ...

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Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

In the 1960s, a group of physicists and historians began a massive project meant to catalogue and record the history of quantum physics. It was called Sources for History of Quantum Physics (SHQP). As ...