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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.

Quantum mechanics is the best tool we have to understand how the universe works on its smallest scales. Everything we can see around us, from far-off galaxies to our own bodies, is made up of ...

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 …

Dec 11, 2019 · Even physics, the branch of science with the greatest drive to simplify and reduce to fundamental statements of universal validity, rapidly introduces ideas beyond common …

Attempts to describe quantum physics are rarely enjoyable, but Paul Davies' zeal in Quantum 2.0 sometimes steers too close to hype, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan ...

Sep 8, 2025 · Physics We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside all matter A strange kind of geometry governs how particles move inside matter. Now, for the first time, physicists have …

Jul 11, 2022 · When talking about quantum physics, people will often nonchalantly say that particles can be in two places at once. Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explores what is actually going on

Sep 18, 2025 · Two experiments with different quantum computers showcase their growing ability to simulate materials and quantum matter that have so far proven elusive in the lab