Take, for instance, quantum entanglement, which says that the state of one particle can be determined by examining the state ...

Long considered a serious technical challenge, superradiance could actually help quantum devices go even further.

When quantum particles work together, they can produce signals far stronger than any one particle could generate alone. This ...

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

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

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light, interacting very weakly with ordinary ...

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

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

Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder ...

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

A rewarding book that offers a cogent look at the science’s history and the second quantum revolution that’s under way ...

In a Columbia University laboratory in New York, physicist Sebastian Will and his team have reached one of ultracold physics’ ...