The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics honors three quantum physicists—John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis—for their study of quantum mechanics in a macroscopic electrical circuit. Since the ...

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Most of us think we understand the size of the universe, but the reality is almost impossible to comprehend. This breakdown reveals the mind-bending distances, colossal objects, and scales that ...

Researchers have demonstrated that by using argon plasma, metal atoms can be dispersed and guided to desired positions. This new strategy ensures that not a single atom goes to waste and maximizes the ...

Stephen L. Levy receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. He is affiliated with CyteQuest, Inc. Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist who ...

Extremely cold atoms have been connected into a state of quantum “hyperentanglement” for the first time. This demonstrates a new level of control over their quantum properties, which could prove ...

Since becoming a vegetarian five years ago, protein has become a bit of an obsession for me. Passionate about health and nutrition, I know just how essential it is for maintaining good muscle mass ...

Researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based systems. UC Santa Barbara researchers are working to move cold atom quantum ...

Inside a laboratory nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, amid a labyrinth of lenses, mirrors, and other optical machinery bolted to a vibration-resistant table, an apparatus resembling a ...

Quantum computing is getting there. After years of slow but steady development to create a useful quantum computer that can outperform classical machines, we’re still squarely in the “noisy ...

I love thinking about things I can’t see with just my eyes. Like the atoms that make up everything. I asked my friend Fred Gittes how to figure out the number of atoms in a leaf. He’s a physicist at ...