Quantum Physics

Everything in the universe may be preordained, according to physics

Electrons swarm in a soup of quantum entanglement in a new class of materials called strange metals

Several branches of modern physics, including quantum theory and cosmology, suggest our universe may be just one of many

Physicists seek the dividing line between the quantum world and the classical one

The Short-Baseline Neutrino Program will try to determine once and for all whether sterile neutrinos are real

A mathematician and a musician collaborated to turn a quantum research paper into a jazz performance

Nuclear clocks could shatter timekeeping records. Now physicists are learning how to build one

Quantum physics’ oddities seem less surprising if you stop thinking of atoms as tennis balls, and instead more like waves pushing through water

A colorful quirk of quantum optics could lead to significant advances in quantum communication and computing

Quantum algorithms can find their way out of mazes exponentially faster than classical ones, at the cost of forgetting the paths they took

Physicist John Cardy and his colleague just won the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. We spoke with Cardy about conformal field theory, 2D black holes and coffee filters

A trio of scientists who developed the combination drug Trikafta are among the winners of five major awards in life sciences, physics and mathematics