The fifth state of matter—the ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)—has been an invaluable tool in unlocking the secrets ...

Quantum information theory is a field of study that examines how quantum technologies store and process information. Over the ...

Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.

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

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a one-dimensional “quantum wire” using a gas of ultracold atoms. In this system, both ...

As the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close, Margaret Harris revisits some of the year’s ...

Quantum communication saw major progress, including longer-distance demonstrations and systems that operate closer to ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

Ultracold atoms have successfully mimicked a fundamental quantum effect normally found in electronic circuits.

This device is known as a Josephson junction. It’s the foundational building block of quantum computers and advances of it ...

This year, quantum science and computing came up a lot. There have been broad claims that quantum science and engineering could one day help cure diseases, design new materials, optimize supply chains ...

Physics simulations using classical mechanics is something that’s fairly easily done on regular consumer hardware, with ...