Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a significant discovery regarding ...

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During the 2024-25 school year, students in Southern Adventist University’s physics club taught lessons about the basics of Quantum Information Science and Technology (QUIST) at three local schools.

A new presidential initiative called QMIT will advance the development of quantum technologies—and help ensure that they are ...

When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and ...

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 ...

Kim Kihwan, a world-renowned scholar in quantum information science and a professor of physics at Tsinghua University in ...

For many of us, advanced physics can be tough to understand to begin with, which makes it all the more impressive whenever someone earns a Nobel Prize for advancing the field even further. The latest ...

In the coming years, UNESCO will continue to promote interdisciplinary cooperation and multilateral dialogue to ensure that ...