Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger developed quantum theory’s wave equation, which describes quantum systems as waves that ...

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in ...

The performance of quantum computers could cap out after around 1,000 qubits, according to a new analysis published in the ...

In honor of Einstein's birthday, we're revisiting a 2013 conversation with physicist and author A. Douglas Stone about ...

The errors that quantum computers make are holding the technology back. But recent progress in quantum error correction has ...

Columnist Natalie Wolchover examines the latest developments in the “forever war” over whether string theory can describe the ...

Jacob A. Barandes is a senior preceptor in physics and associated faculty in philosophy. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: You’re from New York, and you’ve since moved to ...

In 1697, Newton solved a challenge overnight — but the real breakthrough came from a deeper idea that would outlive them all. From Snell’s Law and the brachistochrone curve to F = ma and quantum ...

So, what exactly is quantum theory in chemistry? It’s basically the set of ideas that explain how atoms and molecules behave ...