Researchers in Vienna have discovered something remarkable: crystals that don’t form in space, like diamonds or salt, but in ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal ...

QKD uses photons — the smallest units of light — to securely transmit encryption keys. Any attempt to intercept them disturbs ...

First theorized in 2012, researchers are beginning to find new ways to implement this mind-bending technology.

Quantum entanglement, the invisible connection between particles that entwines them in such a way that they act as one, has ...

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully created a new phase of matter known as time ...

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By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position ...

The smaller electronic components become, the more complex their manufacture becomes. This has been a major problem for the ...

Amid high expectations for quantum technology, a new paper in Science reports proven quantum advantage. In an experiment, ...

Everything is born out of nothing. All you do is shine a light, and this whole world of time crystals emerges,” said University of Colorado Boulder physicist Ivan Smalyukh. In a field where most ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...