Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of quantum computers and voltage standards. The appearance of Shapiro steps in ...

A balance that prevents collapse Lead author and Monash Ph.D. candidate Sam Foster from the School of Physics and Astronomy said the work opens the door to exploring entirely new quantum states.

For more than a century, modern physics has rested on two towering frameworks that do not quite agree with each other. Quantum theory governs particles and fields, while Einstein’s gravity describes ...

Scientists have created a powerful new way to control quantum systems, achieving the first-ever demonstration of quadsqueezing—an elusive fourth-order quantum effect. By combining simple forces in a ...

Quantum physics is the most successful scientific theory ever devised. It powers semiconductors, lasers, and MRI machines. Yet a bold new argument from Oxford physicist Tim Palmer says quantum physics ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were ...