Chiral metasurfaces can strongly twist the polarization of light, but how this process unfolds in space and time has been unclear. Scientists in China have now used ultrafast electron microscopy and ...

Gravity has become an unlikely viral villain, blamed for an imagined global blackout in which the planet briefly lets go of ...

What if you could create new materials just by shining a light at them? To most, this sounds like science fiction or alchemy, ...

Fears of quantum computing breaking the back of blockchains are getting more realistic.

A study by physicists affiliated with the Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) found that time ...

If your New Year’s resolution is to understand quantum computing this year, take a cue from a 9-year-old podcaster talking to ...

Electrons are usually described as particles, but in a rare quantum material, that picture completely breaks down ...

Quantum mechanics has always carried a quiet tension. At its core, the theory allows particles to exist in many states at ...

Small, pure-play companies and tech leaders are involved in this field.

Diamonds might be the next big thing in quantum computing. Quantum Brilliance now grows ultra-pure diamonds for better ...

At just 15, Belgian prodigy Laurent Simons earned a PhD in quantum physics, demonstrating exceptional academic prowess. He ...

Can quantum physics enable better, cheaper, faster satellite photos? In a month or two, a startup will test a “quantum camera ...