Quantum entanglement as a tool to image distant astronomical objects
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 11 March 2026 Particles entangled over long distances can, in theory, improve the sensitivity of long-baseline…
Quantum spin study reveals a previously unknown state of matter
At temperatures approaching absolute zero, most magnetic materials settle into tidy patterns. Their tiny magnetic moments, or spins,…
The 19th-century mathematical clue that led to quantum mechanics
Yet Hamilton’s reputation during his lifetime was built on work he completed much earlier. In the 1820s and…
Simulation of a Floquet non-Abelian topological insulator with photonic quantum walks
Qi, X.-L. & Zhang, S.-C. Topological insulators and superconductors. Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 1057–1110 (2011). Article ADS Google…
Finding Gold In A Stellar Explosion
Our first satellites were little more than repeater stations that propagated our radio and tv signals around the…
How the twist of a molecule affects electron spin
Since the discovery was first reported in 1999, researchers have uncovered many aspects of the chiral-induced spin selectivity…
Invisible magnets could make computers 1,000x faster using light
Researchers have potentially discovered a way to make computers process data about 1,000 times faster after evaluating so-called…
The block universe: a theory where every moment already exists
JIM AL-KHALILI: My name is Jim Al-Khalili and I’m Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey. My…
One- and two-dimensional cluster states for topological phase simulation and measurement-based quantum computation
Nielsen, M. A. & Chuang, I. L. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information 10th Anniversary Edition (Cambridge Univ. Press,…
Ground-state exciton–polariton condensation via coherent Floquet driving
The acousto-polaritonic device studied here (Fig. 1a) is based on a patterned hybrid phonon–photon AlGaAs MC with multiple…
Tony Leggett, Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist, dies – News Bureau
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Theoretical physicist Sir Anthony James Leggett, widely recognized as a world leader in condensed matter…
Where Some See Strings, She Sees a Space-Time Made of Fractals
Astrid Eichhorn spends her days thinking about how the laws of physics change at the tiniest scales. Imagine…