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Quantum mechanics is both the most powerful theory physicists have ever devised and the most baffling. On the one hand, countless experiments have confirmed its predictions;…

Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik Edited by Patrick Charbonneau et al. Cambridge Univ. Press (2025)Have you ever doubted your knowledge or expertise?…

On Tuesday the field of quantum mechanics received a thoughtful 100th-birthday present from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: three shiny new medals, 11 million Swedish…

new video loaded: Nobel Prize in Physics Recognizes Work in Quantum MechanicsJohn Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were awarded the Nobel Prize in…

October 6, 20254 min readThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Researchers Who Showed Quantum Tunneling on a ChipJohn Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John…

The Nobel prize in physics 2025 has been awarded to British, French and American scientists for pioneering experiments that paved the way for the next generation…

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ranging from computer chips to medical-imaging…