Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Macquarie University researchers have demonstrated how ordinary supermarket grapes can enhance the performance of quantum sensors, potentially leading to more efficient quantum technologies. The study ...

Researchers around the world are racing to develop new quantum-based systems for sensing, communication, computing and ...

Photo of the experimental setup to couple MWs to N- 𝑉⁢s using grape dimers. A stripped optical fiber with N- 𝑉 spins, cantilevered from a rod, lies between two grapes. The grapes were positioned on ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence. She ...

In this video, I explore the fundamental principles of the universe, starting with the Dirac equation to derive the theory of matter from an empty universe. I introduce the concept of the quantum ...

It’s not easy to study quantum systems — collections of particles that follow the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, a cornerstone of quantum theory, says ...

Faster-than-light particles have spent decades in physics as both temptation and warning. They offered a way to test the ...

A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles — a new category of quantum particle — could be created in exotic materials. Wang was eager to develop the accidental discovery into a full theory of ...