The simulation of strongly interacting many-body systems is a key objective of quantum physics research, as it can help to ...

While a quantum computer could factor a 2048-bit RSA key in less than a week with fewer than a million qubits, there are ...

A theoretical study suggests that gravity could have quantum effects without itself being a quantum theory. Other researchers ...

Combining a quantum-inspired algorithm and quantum information processing technologies could enable researchers to measure ...

Nature has many rhythms: the seasons result from Earth's movement around the sun, the ticking of a pendulum clock results from the oscillation of its pendulum. These phenomena can be understood with ...

Detecting dark matter—the mysterious substance that holds galaxies together—is one of the greatest unsolved problems in ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than conventional computers, but ...

Tohoku University researchers have found a way to make quantum sensors more sensitive by connecting superconducting qubits in ...

John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John M. Martinis are announced this year's Nobel Prize winners in Physics, by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences at a press conference in Stockhom, Sweden October ...