The hydrogen atom isn’t just the simplest atom—it’s a perfect playground for exploring quantum mechanics. From Schrödinger’s equation to stunning 3D orbital visualizations, scientists and educators ...

A ball tossed into the air follows a path that classical physics can track with confidence. Shrink that ball down to the size ...

Two RIKEN physicists have established new theoretical limits for experimentally measurable quantities by viewing solids through a lens of quantum geometry. Their results shed light both on the physics ...

The simplicity of a hydrogen atom makes it an ideal model for studying atomic structure and interactions. Yet, despite the fact that its simplest form consists of only one proton and one electron, ...

Laser light is injected into an optical cavity to continuously measure the position of a movable mirror. The output light is read out by homodyne detection, and the measurement data are analyzed using ...

In the last episode of my column in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, we looked at a particle moving in an attractive central force whose strength is proportional to the inverse cube of ...

Caltech scientists have built a record-breaking array of 6,100 neutral-atom qubits, a critical step toward powerful error-corrected quantum computers. The qubits maintained long-lasting superposition ...

Quantum mechanics changed our view of reality. Jim Al-Khalili looks at the metaphors from comedy, literature and drama translating the mathematical equations into stories. Show more Jim Al-Khalili is ...

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s ...

Quantum computing stocks have rallied this week after Nvidia announced new open-source AI models designed to advance the promising technology. IonQ, D-Wave Quantum, Quantum Computing and Rigetti ...

Infleqtion is generating revenue and scaling up its business, making it one of the hottest new quantum computing plays on the Street, according to a pair of recent analyst notes. On Monday, Citi ...

First-of-its-kind effort, announced by IBM and Gov. JB Pritzker, will include Hyde Park Labs and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park The University of Chicago will collaborate closely on a ...