Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of ...

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Excitonic pairing and fractional quantum Hall effect in quantum Hall bilayer. Credit: Naiyuan J. Zhang et al, Amid the many mysteries of quantum physics, subatomic particles don't always follow the ...

For more than a century, thermodynamics has described how heat flows and engines run, while quantum mechanics has ruled the strange behavior of atoms and photons. Physicists have long suspected that ...

The standard model of particle physics represents the most comprehensive theory about fundamental or subatomic particles and forces in the universe. The model describes how matter and antimatter ...

Their work introduces a new concept called q-desics, short for quantum-corrected paths through space–time. These paths ...

At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" ...

Quantum communication saw major progress, including longer-distance demonstrations and systems that operate closer to ...

Governments and tech companies continue to pour money into quantum technology in the hopes of building a supercomputer that can work at speeds we can't yet fathom to solve big problems.

Amid the many mysteries of quantum physics, subatomic particles don't always follow the rules of the physical world. They can ...