For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can’t agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality – or even whether that is possible ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

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It is one of the most important laws of nature that we know: The famous second law of thermodynamics says that the world gets ...

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to UNESCO, marking 100 years since quantum mechanics was proposed. The theory hardly needed the extra publicity, though ...

Scientists uncovered universal laws of entanglement in any dimension. The results strengthen links between particle physics, ...

Ask a bunch of physicists to explain a quantum experiment and you’re unlikely to get the same description twice. Everyone agrees that the mathematical framework of quantum mechanics is peerless at ...

Quantum tunnelling — when a particle skips through a barrier that classical physics would forbid — happens faster when objects have less energy, find physicists who worked out a way to probe photons ...

How a group of free-thinking physicists in the 1970s helped shape quantum physics. In seeing quantum entanglement as central to physics, The Fundamental Fysiks Group were decades ahead of their time.

A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never done ...

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could ...