In quantum physics, there’s a state with even less energy than a vacuum, called a true vacuum, which is stable because it has ...

We consider a vacuum to be the lowest energy state of the Universe. But it's possible that there's an even lower-energy, more ...

For years, physicists have treated knowledge as a kind of fuel in the quantum ...

A new method reveals hidden order in quantum systems, potentially transforming how they are measured and used.

For the first time, an international team of scientists has experimentally simulated spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) at zero temperature using a superconducting quantum processor. This achievement ...

Quantum computer research is advancing at a rapid pace. Today's devices, however, still have significant limitations: For example, the length of a quantum computation is severely limited – that is, ...

Physicists in China have recreated a laboratory-scale simulation of 'false vacuum decay,' a hypothetical quantum process that could in theory trigger the sudden destruction of the universe. Using a ...

Scientists discover how a hidden crystal pattern in advanced materials can control how they emit light, offering new ways to guide ultrafast signals using lasers. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Modern ...

New technologies are enabling scientists to tackle previously elusive physics problems. The macroscopic realm, which consists of everything from falling balls to orbiting planets, can be explained by ...

The demonstration of the first antimatter quantum bit paves the way for substantially improved tests of nature’s fundamental symmetries. Particles such as the antiproton, which has the same mass but ...