Studying and designing novel materials is a central application of quantum mechanics. Chemists, materials scientists, and ...

IBM and an international team of researchers have used a quantum computer to accurately simulate the electronic structure of ...

CALABASAS, Calif., Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new theoretical framework released today proposes that the vacuum of space is not a smooth void, but a geometrically structured medium with a finite ...

Quantum mechanics is both the most powerful theory physicists have ever devised and the most baffling. On the one hand, ...

For the first time, a quantum radiation reaction in strong electromagnetic fields has been demonstrated experimentally by ...

Quasicrystals couldn't be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns. A new method overcomes this challenge. (Nanowerk News) A rare and bewildering intermediate ...

Are the mysteries of quantum mechanics finally starting to crack, or are we just getting better at asking sharper questions? Since the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics honored experiments on quantum ...

Classical computations rely on binary bits, which can be in either of the two states, 0 or 1. In contrast, quantum computing is based on qubits, which can be 0, 1, or a superposition or entanglement ...

A rare and bewildering intermediate between crystal and glass can be the most stable arrangement for some combinations of atoms, according to a study from the University of Michigan. The findings come ...