The fifth state of matter—the ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)—has been an invaluable tool in unlocking the secrets ...

Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.

Quantum information theory is a field of study that examines how quantum technologies store and process information. Over the ...

Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a one-dimensional “quantum wire” using a gas of ultracold atoms. In this system, both ...

As the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close, Margaret Harris revisits some of the year’s ...

More than 200 years ago, Count Rumford showed that heat isn’t a mysterious substance but something you can generate endlessly ...

Setting aside the insane upheaval going on i n US science, this year’s Physics World Live series will give you a sense of what’s hot in physics right now.

Quantum communication saw major progress, including longer-distance demonstrations and systems that operate closer to ...

Ultracold atoms have successfully mimicked a fundamental quantum effect normally found in electronic circuits.

Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder ...

For more than a century, thermodynamics has described how heat flows and engines run, while quantum mechanics has ruled the ...