Quantum Physics

This year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics honors some of the pioneers of quantum information science

Letters to the editor for the May 2022 issue of Scientific American

Protons, muons, neutrinos and other particles are moving beyond the realm of physics to help in a myriad of ways

Physicists have devised a mind-bending error-correction technique that could dramatically boost the performance of quantum computers

The Large Hadron Collider recently reopened after upgrades and is ready to explore new territory

A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight

A new demonstration of these exotic constructs could help bridge classical and quantum physics

Once considered practically unseeable, a phenomenon called the Unruh effect might soon be revealed in laboratory experiments

His groundbreaking work combined the mathematical field of topology with string theory

New research hints at the biophysical underpinnings of their ability to use Earth’s magnetic field lines to find their way to their breeding and wintering grounds

Science in meter and verse