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

Quantum mechanics theory predicts that, in addition to exhibiting particle-like behavior, particles of all sizes can also ...

Made out of a fluorescent protein, the qubit is just 3 nanometers in diameter, scientists report August 20 in Nature. By hitting the protein with laser light, tweaking it with microwaves and observing ...

A new study addresses a foundational problem in the theory of driven quantum matter by extending the Středa formula to ...

Stop forcing business growth. Learn how quantum physics principles like the observer effect and wave function create ...

Streamers are building huge audiences by attacking academic physics as just another corrupt establishment. Scientists are ...

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

Black holes have traditionally been viewed as powerful and destructive forces in the cosmos, capable of consuming anything that ventures too close into their gravitational pull. Yet, a ground-breaking ...

The way protons move through water is one of the most important and mysterious processes in chemistry. It’s at the heart of ...

An important study shows that artificial intelligence has played an unexpected role in the exploration of new superconducting materials. Li Junze and Weng Zengjie from the Institute of Physics at the ...

A new "optoexcitonic switch" already achieves state-of-the-art performance over current electronics and could serve as the ...

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