The Casimir effect, a striking manifestation of quantum fluctuations, arises from the zero‐point energy inherent in the electromagnetic field. Predicted originally by Hendrik Casimir, this phenomenon ...

The basic shape that best describes our expanding universe is also the hardest shape for physicists to understand.

In a new Physical Review Letters study, researchers propose an experimental approach that could finally determine whether gravity is fundamentally classical or quantum in nature. The nature of gravity ...

Quantum squeezing is the generation of a quantum mechanical state whose uncertainty is less than the zero-point fluctuation. Precision measurement of an object with a quantum mechanical limit is vital ...

A material thought to be a quantum spin liquid actually exhibits a newly identified magnetic state caused by competing ...

Quantum mechanical effects are known to be easily disrupted by disturbances from the surrounding environment, commonly referred to as noise. To minimize these disturbances, physicists often study ...

Quantum field theory (QFT) provides a comprehensive framework for describing the fundamental interactions of matter and radiation. In the context of atom‐field interactions, QFT elucidates how atoms ...

Quantum mechanics would allow the Universe to eventually tunnel to the lowest energy state, or the ‘true’ vacuum, and that process would result in a cataclysmic global event. (CREDIT: Professor Zlatko ...

A quantum state of matter has appeared in a material where physicists thought it would be impossible, forcing a rethink on the conditions that govern the behaviors of electrons in certain materials.

Through an innovative partnership with Cleveland Clinic, Miami University is positioned to keep Ohio at the forefront of the quantum computing industry by establishing a quantum computing pipeline in ...

A single nanoparticle made of glass (a white point near the center of the photo) is confined in an optical potential created with a focused laser beam. By detecting the light scattered by the ...

The achievement paves the way for understanding the transition between a particle's classical and quantum behavior. (Nanowerk News) Researchers Mitsuyoshi Kamba, Naoki Hara, and Kiyotaka Aikawa of the ...