For close to a century, scientists have been trying to marry Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and quantum ...

A new type of sensor that levitates dozens of glass microparticles could revolutionize the accuracy and efficiency of sensing ...

The famous double-slit experiment brings into question the very nature of matter. Its cousin, the quantum eraser experiment, ...

Researchers have devised a new way to define thermodynamic concepts in microscopic quantum systems, where conventional distinctions between heat and work begin to blur. Researchers at the University o ...

Quantum theory fails to explain how the reality we experience emerges from the world of particles. A new take on quantum ...

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Quantum computers will be able to assume highly complex tasks in the future. With superconducting quantum processors, however ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Quantum mechanics describes the weird behavior of microscopic particles. Using quantum systems to perform computation promises to allow researchers to solve problems in areas from ...

A rift runs deep through the heart of physics. The general theory of relativity, which describes gravity, clashes with quantum physics. In an effort to seal that physics fissure, untold numbers of ...