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

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

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Physicists call this strange state a quantum spin liquid, and for decades it has been one of the most elusive phases of ...

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 ...

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" ...

You are watching a long-standing assumption in physics and engineering quietly fall apart. Researchers at Northwestern ...

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.