As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets.

One often-repeated example illustrates the mind-boggling potential of quantum computing: A machine with 300 quantum bits could simultaneously store more information than the number of particles in the ...

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive ...

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world’s most sensitive ...

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured “ultraweak” photon emissions from living organisms. In rats this glow fades rapidly after death. In plants it brightens under stress. In the ...

Physicists have unveiled a new type of time crystal that is governed by quantum behavior that conflicts with classical models. Quantum connections between particles maintain the regular movements of ...

Neng-Chun Chiu (from left), Simon Hollerith, Luke Stewart, Mikhail Lukin, Jinen (Tim) Guo, Mohamed Abobeih, and Elias Trapp. Credit: Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer. Quantum computers are ...

But Luis Jauregui’s work, which might power quantum computers needed for long-range space exploration, also shows how basic research is a smart investment.

This article explores how our understanding of the universe has evolved—from the scale of everyday experience down to the Planck length ...

With the help of magnetic coils and carefully aligned beams, they managed to trap over a million atoms and cool them down to 250 microkelvin (about -460°F). “Colder atoms plus more atoms equals better ...