Quantum Physics

Even how matter exists in the first place is a mystery to physicists

A freak particle physics process could wipe out all galaxies and life—but it’s wildly unlikely

Astronomical amounts of energy could be extracted from black holes—to build a gigantic bomb, for example. Experts have now implemented this principle in the laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory is pushing the boundaries of particle physics.

Quantinuum’s 56-bit trapped-ion computer has succeeded in demonstrating randomness in quantum circuits to establish secure, private connections

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics

Physicists think the insides of black holes may be complex mazes of tangled strings in higher dimensions

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm

Scientists in China have transmitted encrypted images a record 12,900 kilometers, paving the way for quantum messaging anywhere on Earth

Schrödinger’s cat is scratching its head over the “topological” qubit that is causing a buzz in quantum computing. We should be, too

Scientists studying a centuries-old mystery of physics suggest two “arrows of time” control the evolution of quantum systems

New atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change