The fifth state of matter—the ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)—has been an invaluable tool in unlocking the secrets ...

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a one-dimensional “quantum wire” using a gas of ultracold atoms. In this system, both ...

Quantum information theory is a field of study that examines how quantum technologies store and process information. Over the ...

Setting aside the insane upheaval going on i n US science, this year’s Physics World Live series will give you a sense of what’s hot in physics right now.

Physicists are quietly rolling out a new generation of simulation codes that promise to do more than crunch numbers. By ...

Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of ...

As the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close, Margaret Harris revisits some of the year’s ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

This device is known as a Josephson junction. It’s the foundational building block of quantum computers and advances of it ...

Quantum communication saw major progress, including longer-distance demonstrations and systems that operate closer to ...

Physics simulations using classical mechanics is something that’s fairly easily done on regular consumer hardware, with ...