The fragility and laws of quantum physics generally make the characterization of quantum systems time‑consuming. Furthermore, ...

By replacing single atoms with an entangled pair of ions, physicists in Germany have demonstrated unprecedented stability in ...

To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by ...

An “echo” that arrives before you finish speaking sounds like a glitch. In quantum hardware, that kind of self-interference ...

Quantum computers are alternative computing devices that process information, leveraging quantum mechanical effects, such as ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. With new approaches to measurement in the quantum realm, ...

In the everyday world, governed by classical physics, the concept of equilibrium reigns. If you put a drop of ink into water, it will eventually evenly mix. If you put a glass of ice water on the ...

Henry Yuen is developing a new mathematical language to describe problems whose inputs and outputs aren’t ordinary numbers.

Many physicists are searching for a triplet superconductor. Indeed, we could all do with one, although we may not know it yet—or understand why. Triplet superconductors could be the key to achieving ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Quantum mechanics, the subfield of physics that describes the behavior of very small ...