The discovery helps to confirm some of the most basic principles of quantum mechanics that were first ... allowing scientists to capture images of "free-range" atoms in free space.

The images, which show interactions between free-range particles that had only ... They additionally follow the strange rules of quantum mechanics making their behavior incredibly difficult ...

MIT physicists have taken the first-ever direct images of individual atoms interacting ... Unlike everyday objects, atoms follow quantum mechanics, behaving more like waves than solid particles.

Quantum computing represents the next technological frontier, potentially revolutionizing fields from drug discovery to cybersecurity. The global quantum computing market is expected to grow ...

This year, the UN International Year of Quantum commemorates a centenary of quantum mechanics and the global technology movement that has grown up around it. Carlo Rovelli, one of quantum theory ...

Qubits leverage aspects of quantum mechanics that may allow them in the future to decrypt data that would take regular supercomputers several years in a fraction of that time. Since quantum ...

Quantum computers use quantum bits, aka qubits, based on the laws of quantum mechanics. Qubits can represent both 0 and 1 simultaneously thanks to a phenomenon called superposition. Another ...

The cutting edge of innovation runs through the rapidly evolving field of quantum computing. This technology promises to solve complex problems at unprecedented speeds, far exceeding the ...

When electrons are exposed to a magnetic field at ultracold temperatures and in just two dimensions, where the effects of quantum mechanics are ... magnet-free -- fractional quantum Hall effect ...