What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with ...

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects Driverless cars can use lasers to sense objects, but reflected light from nearby vehicles or bright sunlight can interfere.

3 days ago · Columnist and Physics Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real The famous double-slit experiment brings into question the very nature of matter. Its cousin, the quantum eraser …

Apr 5, 2023 · What you’ll find below is a concise, clear-eyed guide to the known particles and forces – from electrons, quarks, and neutrinos to photons and the Higgs boson – as well as the quantum laws ...

Jun 3, 2019 · Not this kind of leap For over a century, physicists having been rowing about the true nature of a quantum leap. There’s now an answer, and in true quantum form , everybody was a little …

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Jun 23, 2025 · Physics At last, we are discovering what quantum computers will be useful for Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem.

Jan 30, 2024 · Physics A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges At the smallest scales, everything is made out of a cloud of quantum possibilities.

Jan 29, 2025 · Particles of light that effectively exist in 37 dimensions at once have been used to test an extreme version of a quantum paradox. “This experiment shows that quantum physics is more ...

Aug 1, 2025 · Particles that don’t seem to be entangled have earned a high score on a famous test of entanglement. The experiment could offer a fresh look at what makes the quantum world so strange.