Two recent studies published in Nature and Science Advances explored quantum approaches that could improve the precision of ...

Discover how reading a quantum clock can surprisingly cost more energy than keeping it ticking, impacting timekeeping and ...

For decades, quantum physics and general relativity have stood as two powerful but separate theories. Quantum physics explains the behavior of tiny particles like atoms and photons. General relativity ...

The dream of creating game-changing quantum computers—supermachines that encode information in single atoms rather than ...

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping - the act of measurement itself. In a study published today (14 Nov) in Physical Review ...

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Hoboken, N.J., July 14, 2025 — Quantum networking is being rapidly developed world-wide. It is a key quantum technology that will enable a global quantum internet: the ability to deploy secure ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence. She ...

Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – ...

Experiments show that a time crystal based on magnons can interact with mechanical waves without being destroyed.