What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with ...

Apr 5, 2023 · What you’ll find below is a concise, clear-eyed guide to the known particles and forces – from electrons, quarks, and neutrinos to photons and the Higgs boson – as well as …

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects Driverless cars can use lasers to sense objects, but reflected light from nearby vehicles or bright sunlight can interfere.

Aug 1, 2025 · Physics Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement? Particles of light travelling through a maze of devices seem to have passed a famous test for …

Mar 4, 2025 · Why exactly is the quantum world so weird? We can describe the quantum realm using straightforward mathematics – but once we try to translate these ideas into the real …

Apr 15, 2025 · Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to the discovery of phenomena like superposition and …

Jan 5, 2026 · What is it about quantum computers that makes them more powerful than conventional machines? A new experiment shows that the property of “quantum contextuality” …

Jun 23, 2025 · Physics At last, we are discovering what quantum computers will be useful for Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem.

Quantum mechanics is the best tool we have to understand how the universe works on its smallest scales. Everything we can see around us, from far-off galaxies to our own bodies, is …

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