Physicists have performed a groundbreaking simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the Universe.

Quantum physics underlies technologies from the laser to the smartphone. The International Year of Quantum marks a century of scientific developments.

Entropy always increases, but in quantum systems, traditional entropy measures seem constant. TU Wien researchers resolved this paradox by considering Shannon entropy, which accounts for the ...

When an electron dropped from a high-energy orbit to a lower-energy one, it gave out light with an energy equal to the ...

For over a century, quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity have stood as the cornerstones of modern physics, yet ...

New research shows that the second law of thermodynamics, which states entropy increases over time, also applies to closed ...

Philip Ball looks at how a little-known paper by Niels Bohr demonstrates the turmoil in physics on the brink of quantum ...

The famous second law of thermodynamics says that the world gets more and more disordered when random chance is at play. Or, ...

The chip has broken new ground in a key random circuit sampling benchmark, an important development in Google's roadmap for ...

Quantum-computing stocks have surged in recent months, reflecting hype that’s at odds with the current financial reality of these businesses, which still bring in minimal revenue. The stocks ...

Add Meta Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to the chorus of high-profile names showing skepticism about quantum computing — and raining on a recent investment fad. Back To Top ...