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 ...

Apr 5, 2023 · What you’ll find below is a concise, clear-eyed guide to the known particles and forces – from electrons, quarks, and neutrinos to photons and the Higgs boson – as well as the quantum laws ...

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.

Aug 1, 2025 · Physics Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement? Particles of light travelling through a maze of devices seem to have passed a famous test for entanglement – without …

May 29, 2024 · Physics Quantum time travel: The experiment to 'send a particle into the past' Time loops have long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, using the rules of quantum mechanics, we …

Apr 15, 2025 · Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to the discovery of phenomena like superposition and entanglement …

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Mar 4, 2025 · Why exactly is the quantum world so weird? We can describe the quantum realm using straightforward mathematics – but once we try to translate these ideas into the real world, things get …

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Apr 15, 2025 · Physics What does quantum theory really tell us about the nature of reality? For 100 years, quantum theory has painted the subatomic world as strange beyond words.