In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered ...

Caltech scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)–based method that dramatically speeds up calculations of ...

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex ...

A new calculation shows how five atoms interact in the Efimov effect. It marks a major leap in quantum physics. Matter behaves weirdly at the quantum scale, one of the strangest examples being the ...

In March, D-Wave announced it performed a materials simulation using quantum technology. A few weeks later, Quantinuum published a paper in Nature detailing how it used the company’s six-qubit ...

This research suggests that even chaotic, unpredictable phenomena, like waves on a shore or the beating of a heart, can be ...

The renowned physicist Richard Feynman is reputed to have once said that “physics is to math what sex is to masturbation”. Exactly what comparison he was making, he didn’t clarify – but if the orgasm ...

For many business leaders, quantum computing feels like science fiction—a technology that’s exciting, but distant. That’s a ...

Making significant strides in the field of quantum technology, researchers from Nagaland University have replicated the ...