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 ...

Infrared sensors used in thermal imaging cameras and for body temperature detection have been difficult to produce without ...

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

This video explores the concept of quantum mechanics and its implications for free will, examining how quantum particles are ...

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

A method that relies on hitting materials with neutrons can measure how much quantum entanglement hides within them, which ...

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

A tiny silica bead, just 100 nanometers across, sits suspended in a vacuum and vibrates under the grip of laser light. Those ...

Some quantum cryptographers want to find ways to keep messages secret even if the rules of quantum mechanics don’t hold. The ...

Once a baffling theory, quantum mechanics has evolved into a driving force behind modern technology and frontier research.

For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the making, could help physicists probe the relationship between quantum ...