Photosynthesis and other natural processes depend on energy moving quickly and efficiently across molecules. When sunlight strikes a leaf, energy races across protein structures before it can be ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

Nature has many rhythms: the seasons result from Earth's movement around the sun, the ticking of a pendulum clock results ...

Amid high expectations for quantum technology, a new paper in Science reports a proven quantum advantage. In an experiment, ...

What if the universe remembers? A bold new framework proposes that spacetime acts as a quantum memory. For over a hundred ...

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to UNESCO, marking 100 years since quantum mechanics was proposed. The theory hardly needed the extra publicity, though ...

Harnessing quantum states that avoid thermalization enables energy harvesters to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits ...

Quantum versions of Bayes’ rule have been around for decades, but the approach through the minimum change principle had not ...

A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never ...

In the era of instant data exchange and growing risks of cyberattacks, scientists are seeking secure methods of transmitting ...