The forgotten women of quantum physics
Physicist Chien-Shung Wu at the Smith College physics lab with an electrostatic…
‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers
Some problems are too hard for even quantum computersYaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Researchers…
What makes a quantum computer good?
3D rendering of a quantum computer’s chandelier-like structureShutterstock / Phonlamai Photo Eleven…
Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters
The STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderBROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY We…
There is an odd streak in the universe – and we still don’t know why
An asymmetry in the average temperature of the cosmic microwave background doesn’t…
Unforgeable quantum money can be stored in an ultracold ‘debit card’
A quantum version of a debit card could keep your money safeGlobalimages101/Alamy…
US military wants to secure the internet by making it more quantum
Can we add quantumness to the internet to make it more secure?NicoElNino…
It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster
Can we broadcast quantum information?Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same…
Extremely cold atoms defy entropy and refuse to heat up
Some atoms simply refuse to obey entropyShutterstock / Mendin Repeatedly energising a…
Oddly viscous stars could be impersonating black holes
Is that gravitational wave signal coming from a black hole, or something…
