quantum physics

According to fundamental physics, the properties of mass—weight, inertia, and gravitation—always remain the same relative to each other. If this is not true, Einstein's theory of relativity would be debunked. Now, however, quantum theory…

A new approach to LiDAR technology invented by University of Washington researchers resides on a computer chip and uses sound waves running over its surface to steer a laser beam. It allows self-driving cars to see objects like pedestrians…

Twenty-five years ago, University of Innsbruck scientists provided the blueprints for a quantum repeater. Now, quantum physicists led by Ben Lanyon from the Department of Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck have succeeded in…

When researchers pulled sheets of single carbon atoms away from graphite to make graphene--the exfoliation technique paved the way for a wide range of two-dimensional materials with distinct electrical and physical characteristics for the…

Researchers observed vortices that form in superfluid helium by blasting silicon nanoparticles at them using laser ablation. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists performed a massive simulation of quantum vortex dynamics that confirmed…

DNA can mutate. Researchers at the University of Surrey say this could be due to strange rules of quantum mechanics. Typically, DNA bases follow strict bonding rules based on shape. If the bonds change slightly, wrong bases can link—and…

Quantum physical experiments exploring heavy bodies under gravitational force requires protection from environmental noise and the use of highly efficient sensing. In a recent paper, researchers from Hamburg University in Germany review…

Physicists created a new ultra-thin two-layer material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds. This material is easy to make and does not contain rare earth metals, and it may provide a new platform for quantum…

Physicists at the Universities of Bristol, Vienna, the Balearic Islands and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI-Vienna) have demonstrated how quantum systems simultaneously evolve along two opposite time arrows,…

Artificial intelligence and quantum computing are making rapid progress. The fusion of AI and quantum physics is spawning a new field--quantum AI. Before it can be harnessed, however, there’s a small problem of the vulnerability of quantum…