Building useful quantum technologies—from sensors to computers—requires generating highly complex entangled states, in which ...

A team at the University of Chicago has discovered a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states that are normally difficult to produce. By making small adjustments to the energy levels ...

Quantum computers have the potential of outperforming classical computers in some optimization and data processing tasks. However, quantum systems are also more sensitive to noise and thus prone to ...

Quantum entanglement is often described as one of nature’s strangest secrets. Now, scientists have found it inside a crystal ...

Researchers have designed a quantum version of a pendulum clock. It could shed light on timekeeping in the quantum realm ...

Scientists have observed an extraordinary quantum phenomenon inside tiny semiconductor crystals, revealing a synchronized ...

Quantum mechanical effects such as radioactive decay, or more generally: 'tunneling', display intriguing mathematical patterns. Researchers now show that a 40-year-old mathematical discovery can be ...

Scientists think a new framework for quantum gravity could offer clues about a mysterious 5th fundamental force of nature.

We may never beam ourselves off the planet. But quantum teleportation is poised to bring about a new era of computing—and revolutionize our understanding of the subatomic world. This composite photo ...

Quantum technologies are often associated with extraordinary complexity. The states that give quantum devices their potential advantage are notoriously difficult to create, maintain, and control.