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

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 ...

Death is the inescapable conclusion of life. But what happens after death is still a highly debated topic. Throw into the mix a heady combination of religious belief and scientific theories, and you ...

A quantum computer that uses particles of light took about two dozen microseconds to complete a calculation that may take ...

Is time something that flows — or just an illusion? Exploring space-time as either a fixed “block universe” or a dynamic fabric reveals deeper mysteries about existence, change, and the very nature of ...

The reality we understand and interact with daily might, according to some scientists, be nothing more than an elaborate ...

The concept of quantum entanglement is emblematic of the gap between classical and quantum physics. Referring to a situation in which ...

The speed of light, c, is not just a very large number. In modern physics it is a structural constant: the conversion factor ...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced in a press release, on Sept. 2, a partnership between the state of New Mexico and ...

Few topics in science are as fascinating and mind-bending as quantum computing and parallel universes. These concepts, ...

First Layer: Quantum Code—The Underlying Programming Language of the Universe To understand how the classical world emerges, ...

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 ...