Can a single particle have a temperature? It may seem impossible with our standard understanding of temperature, but columnist Jacklin Kwan finds that it’s not exactly ruled out in the quantum realm ...

A team of theoretical researchers has found duality can unveil non-invertible symmetry protected topological phases, which ...

To reach this conclusion, the researchers examined the most basic form of entanglement between identical particles using the concept of nonlocality introduced by physicist John Bell. While ...

Astrophysicist Paul Sutter explains Quantum Mechanics - the body of scientific laws that describe the wacky behavior of ...

Quantum computing is nearing the point of practical use, but scientists still need to make some specific breakthroughs.

Overview  Quantum computing skills now influence hiring decisions across technology, finance, research, and national security sectors.Employers prefer cand ...

How can quantum field theories be best formulated on a lattice to optimally simulate them on a computer? The answer comes ...

For more than a century, modern physics has rested on two towering frameworks that do not quite agree with each other.

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of quantum computers and voltage standards. The appearance of Shapiro steps in ...

Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours. When ...

At the turn of the 20th century, physicists realised their understanding of the subatomic world was wrong. A new theory was born: quantum mechanics. Despite defying everyday notions of the nature of ...

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 ...