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

Light is usually described using quantum mechanics when phenomena like entanglement enter the picture. But a new paper shows ...

Quantum mechanics and relativity are the two pillars of modern physics. However, for over a century, their treatment of space ...

Researchers have finally resolved a century-old debate over the famous "double slit" experiment, according to new research.

There are certain rules that the universe seems to follow in our everyday world. We can observe how objects are affected by their immediate surroundings, and we can see cause and effect in action. We ...

Scientists are learning to engineer light in rich, multidimensional ways that dramatically increase how much information a ...

A century ago, science went quantum. To celebrate, physicists are throwing a global, year-long party. In 1925, quantum mechanics, the scientific theory that describes the unintuitive rules of physics ...

Lately, I've been obsessively reading posts about quantum physics on the question and answer site Quora, where ordinary dullards such as myself ask questions like, "How is it possible for an electron ...

Computers, the internet and digitization have been major driving forces of innovation over the last 50 years, but classical computing architecture has its limits. Quantum computing is emerging as a ...