We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to UNESCO, marking 100 years since quantum mechanics was proposed. The theory hardly needed the extra publicity, though ...

Although the basic idea of quantum physics dates back to the earliest years of the twentieth century, it wasn’t until 1925, on the German island of Heligoland, that Werner Heisenberg had the ...

Libby Heaney’s Growler (2024) is a glass sculpture that looks anything but. Despite its crystalline surface, it appears as if viscous, gummy and glutinous as it sags and drips down the side of its ...

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 ...

Quantum computing is moving from theory to targeted real-world trials, but separating substance from hype is critical. In this session, we take a clear-eyed look at where the technology stands, its ...

Scientists may have uncovered the missing piece of quantum computing by reviving a particle once dismissed as useless. This particle, called the neglecton, could give fragile quantum systems the full ...

Kerala-based Bloq Quantum enables enterprises to create bespoke algorithms, run them on quantum computers, and connect them to their systems through APIs The startup translates academic algorithms ...

Quantum superposition states are known for being fragile, but researchers in China managed to maintain one for an impressive 23 minutes and 20 seconds. Beyond just the record, they believe this ...

In a highly secure lab in the United States, at technology company IBM's research facility just outside of New York City, a cryogenic refrigerator hums away, keeping temperatures ultra-cold – icier ...

Steelmaking dates back millennia and was first commercialized on a mass scale in the mid-19th century. U.S. Steel South Works at the mouth of the Calumet River on the far South Side became the largest ...