Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already ...

Physicists confirm negative time real measuring atomic excitation; photons exit atoms before entering cloud quantum ...

On target A new method for precisely moving columns of individual atoms within a material could give rise to exotic quantum ...

From writing emails to generating computer code, much of the artificial intelligence prevalent in our daily lives has ...

It’s been 37 years since scientists first demonstrated the ability to move single atoms, suggesting the possibility of designing materials atom by atom to customize their properties. Today ...

Infleqtion is one of the leaders in applying the neutral atom modality to quantum computing delivering room-temperature ...

Physicists directly observed ultracold atoms in an 'edge state,' flowing along a boundary without resistance. The research could help physicists manipulate electrons to flow without friction in ...

Scientists have demonstrated that atoms can exhibit wave-like behavior, challenging long-held assumptions that experiments of this nature were impossible and opening new doors in quantum physics. The ...

From nearly indestructible metals, like tungsten, to delicate clouds in the sky, atoms make up everything around us. But do these atoms ever touch each other? As with most topics in atomic physics, ...

Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps in pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...