One way of creating a time crystal is to knock some of the carbon atoms out of the crystal lattice of diamond, creating what ...

In theory, a quantum computer could perform calculations vastly more quickly than today’s conventional computers.

A study led by the University of Portsmouth has achieved unprecedented precision in detecting tiny shifts in light ...

Quantum computers have the potential to solve complex problems that would be impossible for the most powerful classical ...

Our bodies are always moving, even when we don’t realize it. We churn through a solar system on a wobbly planet, stand upon ...

Quantum entanglement, one of the strangest and most powerful aspects of physics, has just been taken to a new level with the ...

Physicists in Germany have led experiments that show the inertia of electrons can form 'tornadoes' inside a quantum semimetal ...

A new study has achieved unprecedented precision in detecting tiny shifts in light displacements at the nanoscale. This is relevant for example in the characterisation of birefringent materials and in ...

A Microsoft executive made a compelling pitch to mountaineer and physics professor Chetan Nayak in 2000: Join the Redmond, ...

The ability to conduct heat is one of the most fundamental properties of matter, crucial for engineering applications. Scientists know well how conventional materials, such as metals and insulators, ...

Britain’s cyber security watchdog has warned businesses and governments to prepare for the arrival of quantum computer ...

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center is home to Spain’s first publicly accessible quantum computer. EL PAÍS witnessed its ...