Quantum superpositions can be thought of as broadenings of classical probabilities: if there are uncertainties between two alternatives, each with a probability, it should be possible to consider a superposition of the two, with complex amplitudes replacing probabilities.
By Skyla Baily
8 Mar 2022
Researchers make a theoretical quantum effect in condensed matter that means a particle always comes back to its starting point.
By Robert Lea
15 Mar 2022
Synthetic dimensions exploit the internal and motional states of quantum systems simultaneously to simulate matter in higher dimensions.
By Ilamaran Sivarajah
11 Mar 2022
From orbits around Earth to below-surface operations and even the smartphone in your pocket, magnetometers have an incredibly wide range of applications.
By Robert Lea
10 Mar 2022
This International Women's Day AZoQuantum spoke to Elizabeth Apala, Senior Research Assistant at NASA's Goddard Flight Centre, about her career in STEM as a Native American woman, her inspirations, and the future of physics for women.
By Skyla Baily
7 Mar 2022
Using the MilkyWay@home Volunteer Computer, astronomers have calculated the mass and size of a dwarf galaxy destroyed in a collision billions of years ago.
A high-precision atomic clock could not only provide the most precise test of time dilation ever but could point the way to exciting new physics including a quantum description of gravity.
The curse of dimensionality is the significant obstacle in simulating highly interactive many-body quantum systems on classical computers. On closer inspection, however, the manifold physical quantum many-body states cover an increasingly limited region in Hilbert space.
By Skyla Baily
28 Jan 2022
As the search for dark matter and its constituent particles continues, two recent experiments put a new spin on this mystery.
By Robert Lea
28 Feb 2022
Astronomers have observed fast radio bursts from a surprising source closer to our galaxy than previously observed, taking them a step closer to understanding what causes these mysterious phenomena, but also raising additional questions.
By Reginald Davey
25 Feb 2022