Quantum computers take on health care: light-sensitive cancer drugs win US$2 million contest
The winner of the Q4Bio US$2 million prize used the IBM Quantum System One computer, which is housed…
New method could measure quantum entanglement inside real-world materials
Scientists have always wondered whether ordinary materials are also secretly held together by quantum connections. Until now, there…
Orazio Svelto (1936–2026) | Nature Photonics
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Quantum ground state of rotation reached in a world-first in Europe
A collaborative effort between researchers at multiple institutes in Europe achieved a global first by trapping a silica…
‘Blind spot’ that kills quantum order uncovered for the first time
Quantum systems don’t fail quietly; they collapse in a flash. In less time than it takes light to…
In a Landmark Physics First, Scientists Observe Atoms Existing in Two Separate Places at the Same Time
Scientists at Australian National University (ANU) have reported the first confirmed observation of atoms engaged in one of…
Near-miss particle encounters reveal hidden secrets of strong force
Deep inside every atom lies a restless world of quarks and gluons—the tiny building blocks that hold everything…
Large exciton longitudinal–transverse splitting enables room-temperature ultrafast coherent polaritonics in layered perovskite crystals
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Single-atomic-ion detection with plasmon-enhanced whispering-gallery-mode microlasers
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A quantum walk comb source at telecommunication wavelengths
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