When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could complete the quantum computing puzzle.

Scientists may have uncovered the missing piece of quantum computing by reviving a particle once dismissed as useless. This ...

Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little use for, wondering if it might have practical applications. In a twist even he didn’t expect, it turns out ...

Scientists using Google’s quantum processor have taken a major step toward unraveling the deepest mysteries of the universe.

Scientists uncovered universal laws of entanglement in any dimension. The results strengthen links between particle physics, quantum theory, and gravity. A group of theoretical physicists has shown th ...

A discarded mathematical oddity has become the key to unlocking universal quantum computing. By combining Ising anyons with a newly recognized particle, the neglecton, researchers showed that complex ...

Quantum superposition is a phenomenon in which a tiny particle can be in two states at the same time — but only if it is not being directly observed.

How likely you think something is to happen depends on what you already believe about the circumstances. That is the simple ...

When a guitar string is plucked or a playground swing is set in motion, the movement gradually fades away. Physicists call ...

Kai Sun of the University of Michigan is a humble physics professor with ambitious goals. "I'm mainly a paper-and-pencil type of theorist, doing analytical calculations mostly," Sun said. "My ...

Quantum security research has taken another leap forward, moving closer to reshaping the way sensitive data is protected in ...

This collection in Communications Physics aims to highlight recent progress in quantum technologies and computing for high-energy particle physics, bringing together contributions from quantum ...