Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have proven that the Carnot principle, a central law of thermodynamics, does not apply to objects on the atomic scale whose physical properties are linked ...

The spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has undergone several mutations since the virus emerged in late 2019. The mutations ...

Quantum mechanics is both the most powerful theory physicists have ever devised and the most baffling. On the one hand, ...

So, what exactly is the quantum chemistry definition? It sounds fancy, right? Basically, it’s about using the weird rules of ...

Quasicrystals couldn't be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns. A new method overcomes this challenge. (Nanowerk News) A rare and bewildering intermediate ...

The 2026 Turing Award celebrates quantum cryptography's inventor and pioneers. Learn how their physics-based security model defends global data against next-generation quantum computers.

Today is World Quantum Day. It is celebrated on April 14, a reference to 4.14, the rounded first digits of Planck’s constant which describes the behavior of particles and waves on the atomic scale, ...

A rare and bewildering intermediate between crystal and glass can be the most stable arrangement for some combinations of atoms, according to a study from the University of Michigan. The findings come ...