Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in ...

Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to ...

Physicists have built a real-number version of quantum mechanics that makes all the same predictions as the standard theory, ...

Quantum computers, systems that process information using the principles of quantum mechanics, could solve some problems that ...

A mathematical analysis suggests that the notion of agency, which is a prerequisite for consciousness, cannot be purely ...

A study published in April 2026 in Proceedings of the Royal Society A shows a different possibility. Researchers demonstrated ...

A surge of funding and federal action is giving the once-futuristic technology a more immediate role in everything from ...

The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum computers in their development. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explores ...

Physicists have built a real-number version of quantum mechanics that makes all the same predictions as the standard theory, ...

Quantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanity’s most advanced ...

For much of the early 20th century, quantum mechanics was one of the most puzzling ideas in science. The theory challenged conventional thinking and ...

For a child diagnosed with neuroblastoma-the most common infant cancer, occurring when early nerve cells grow out of control-the path to treatment isn't simple. Some types of neuroblastoma resolve on ...