Quantum mechanics and relativity are the two pillars of modern physics. However, for over a century, their treatment of space ...

Big data has gotten too big. Now, a research team with statisticians from Cornell has developed a data representation method inspired by quantum mechanics that handles large data sets more efficiently ...

Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

Physicists uncover a universal limit on timekeeping precision, proving that anything from heartbeats to ocean waves can be a ...

Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical ...

A NOON state is a superposed quantum state where N particles are in one state "at the same time" and in another "at the same time". Here, the particles are trapped in two wells, within a trap formed ...

The nature of quantum entanglement remains an outstanding problem in physics. But Albert Einstein's theories, along with insights from quantum computing, could finally put the mystery to rest. When ...

Physicists have built a quantum gas that behaves nothing like the substances we are used to, and that is exactly why it is ...

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 ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of physics.