For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can’t agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality – or even whether that is possible ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex ...

The world of quantum physics is already mysterious, but what happens when that strange realm of subatomic particles is put ...

Noise is annoying, whether you're trying to sleep or exploit the laws of quantum physics. Although noise from environmental ...

Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers ...

One hundred years ago on a quiet, rocky island, German physicist Werner Heisenberg helped set in motion a series of scientific developments that would touch nearly all of physics. There, Heisenberg ...

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Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging machines rely on the ...

The concept of quantum entanglement is emblematic of the gap between classical and quantum physics. Referring to a situation ...

Physicists have achieved a breakthrough by using a 58-qubit quantum computer to create and observe a long-theorized but never ...