For enterprises, the takeaway is simple: the cryptography we trust now won’t last forever. Investing in modern AI-powered ...

Max Planck is widely recognized as the father of quantum theory for his groundbreaking work on energy quanta. His initial ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

In the field of space infrared detection in China, Researcher Lu Wei from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, ...

Having entered the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics in 1983 under the mentorship of Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never ...

In the field of stored ions, there are three research groups at our institute that concentrate their work on different focal ...

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 ...

Quantum mechanics is our most successful physical theory. Created to account for atomic phenomena, it has a vast range of applications extending well beyond the atomic realm, from predicting the ...

Go visit a sacred ancient site, if possible one featuring a high density of megalithic architecture, and when you get back tell me, hand on heart, you didn’t feel something. Modern archaeology, for ...

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

A Vermont research team has cracked a 90-year-old puzzle, creating a quantum version of the damped harmonic oscillator. By reformulating Lamb’s classical model, they showed how atomic vibrations can ...