Olival Freire Jr is a professor of physics and the history of physics at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. What makes matter stable? Why are atoms as they are? Why do different materials vary ...

A new study explores the behavior of photons, the elementary particles of light, as they encounter boundaries where material properties change rapidly over time. This research uncovers remarkable ...

A century ago, the strange behavior of atoms and elementary particles led physicists to formulate a new theory of nature. That theory, quantum mechanics, found immediate success, proving its worth ...

Quantum computers still can’t do much. Almost every time researchers have found something the high-tech machines should one day excel at, a classical algorithm comes along that can do it just as well ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. These are meaningful advances in quantum computing. Yet, the timing and impact of quantum ...

Quantum computing startups have massive upside. Several legacy tech players are pursuing AI and quantum computing simultaneously. Quantum computing is a major emerging technology that could be ...

Quantum computing is shaping up to be among the most transformative technologies of our era. While still in their infancy, these powerful machines are expected to help us solve many problems by ...