When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex ...

Lauda and his colleagues solve some of the problems with topological qubits by using a class of theoretical particles they ...

Quantum mechanics theory predicts that, in addition to exhibiting particle-like behavior, particles of all sizes can also ...

For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can’t agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality – or even whether that is possible ...

Textbooks give strange, imprecise explanations of where things happen in quantum mechanics. Consistency with gravity needs a fresh approach.

A device made from superconducting qubits could prove a powerful technology for enabling practical quantum computing or more ...

When a German physicist returned from a health retreat 100 years ago, his ideas sparked a debate about reality, and gave rise to quantum mechanics — the "spooky" science of the very small.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Two blind spots torture physicists: the birth of the universe and the center of a black hole. The former may feel like a moment in time ...

My guests are Mario Krenn – who heads the Artificial Scientist Lab at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light ...