A joint theoretical study by the University of Innsbruck and Zhejiang University has uncovered the microscopic origin of a ...

In the quirky quantum world, particles can be affected by forces that they never directly encounter. A classic example is the ...

For the last 80 years, the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes all electromagnetic interactions, has been a cornerstone of the ...

Scientists previously theorized time can go quantum, using atomic clocks will demonstrate how it can tick fast and slow at ...

Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

The modern scientific world prides itself on precision, empirical rigour, and the pursuit of measurable truth. Yet, some of ...

Researchers have shown that surprisingly large metal particles can behave according to quantum mechanics, existing in ...

In the quirky, quantum world, particles can be affected by forces that they never directly encounter. A classic example is ...

Physics Nobel Laureate John Martinis discussed his quantum physics research and offered academic advice to a packed ...

The quantum revolution in physics — whose 100th anniversary we have just celebrated — taught us that at the most basic level ...

Quantum systems can secretly “remember” their past—even when they appear not to. Scientists found that whether a system shows ...

A cloud of helium atoms split, scattered and fell under gravity, yet still behaved as if its parts were linked. That is the ...