I keep coming back to a strange idea: what if everything we know about quantum physics is already encoded inside a single atom? Not in a mystical sense, but in the very real way that one tiny system ...

An artistic depiction of the 16 quantum states of the antimony atom, and all the different ways in which one can climb between them. Credit: UNSW Sydney Quantum computing engineers at UNSW Sydney have ...

Researchers have been able to initiate a controlled movement in the very heart of an atom. They caused the atomic nucleus to interact with one of the electrons in the outermost shells of the atom.

Recent research reveals that quantum mechanics can supersede the second law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale, challenging long-held principles of entropy and energy dissipation in microscopic ...

Quantum collapse models represent a class of theoretical modifications to standard quantum mechanics that seek to resolve the long‐standing measurement problem. They posit that the linear evolution of ...

Researchers have experimentally recreated another fundamental theoretical model from quantum physics, which goes back to the Nobel Prize laureate Werner Heisenberg. The basis for the successful ...

In January 2022, Atom Computing received $60 million in Series B funding. The company’s stated objective for the funds was to build a larger, second-generation optically trapped neutral atom quantum ...

In September, Microsoft made an unusual combination of announcements. It demonstrated progress with quantum error correction, something that will be needed for the ...

Last week I wrote about the current state of quantum sensing and quantum computing, including predictions on how soon quantum will be mature enough for practical applications. I recommend you read ...