Quantum mechanics describes the weird behavior of microscopic particles. Using quantum systems to perform computation promises to allow researchers to solve problems in areas from chemistry to ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics honors three quantum physicists—John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis—for their ...

CERN scientists have analyzed a particle of antimatter isolated in an undecided quantum state known as a superposition for the first time. While the quantum behavior of ordinary matter has been ...

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A team at the University at Buffalo has made it possible to simulate complex quantum systems without needing a supercomputer.

Honored by the Swedish Academy alongside his colleagues John Clarke and John Martinis for research conducted 40 years ago, ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was handed out to people for pulling off what Marvel writers only pretend to understand: showing that quantum weirdness isn’t confined to subatomic particles. They ...

The firm says it has solved a problem on a quantum processor faster than a classical computer, and is optimistic about future ...

The story begins with the black hole information paradox. According to relativity, anything that falls into a black hole is ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Topological monopoles are a quantum physics phenomenon that can decay into what’s ...

Scientists recently created a never-before-seen four-atom molecule — the coldest of its kind ever made. Researchers created the oddball molecule — a strange configuration of sodium-potassium with an ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...