The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

Amid high expectations for quantum technology, a new paper in Science reports a proven quantum advantage. In an experiment, ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

In an article published in Communications Physics, researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Institute for ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex computational problems, with applications in everything from supply chain ...

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.

Today (April 14) marks 2025's World Quantum Day, an international celebration held to promote public understanding of quantum science. The date, 4/14, was chosen because 4.14 represents the first ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging machines rely on the ...

Attend our special community celebration that traces the remarkable journey of quantum physics and its transformative ...

An exhibit of a quantum computer at O’Hare put on by the University of Chicago and IBM aims to make learning about the technology accessible amid Chicago’s rise as a quantum hub.

Foundational research is paving the way for next-generation quantum sensors. Physicists in Australia and the United Kingdom ...