Concerns that quantum computers may start easily hacking into previously secure communications has motivated researchers to ...

Researchers have demonstrated device-independent quantum key distribution (DI-QKD) over 62 miles (100 kilometers) of ...

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement can link atoms across space to improve measurement accuracy. By ...

For nearly a century, some of the simplest questions in quantum theory have stubbornly resisted clean answers, turning basic ...

Unifying gravity and quantum theory remains a significant goal in modern physics. Despite the success in unifying all other fundamental interactions (electromagnetism, strong force and weak force) ...

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To reach this conclusion, the researchers examined the most basic form of entanglement between identical particles using the concept of nonlocality introduced by physicist John Bell. While ...

A century-old thought experiment on wave–particle duality is brought into the laboratory using a single trapped atom ...

Manuel Endres, professor of physics at Caltech, specializes in finely controlling single atoms using devices known as optical tweezers. He and his colleagues use the tweezers, made of laser light, to ...