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This photo taken during a media tour on October 11, 2024 shows the neutrino detector, a stainless steel and acrylic sphere around 35 meters in diameter, at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno) in Kaiping, in southern China's Guangdong province.

China races to unlock one of the biggest mysteries in particle physics China races to unlock one of the biggest mysteries in particle physics

A powerful laser shines into a jet of gas, creating a bright plasma and generating ultraviolet light. The light leaves a visible white line as it interacts with leftover gas in the vacuum chamber. This process helps scientists precisely measure the energy needed to excite the thorium-229 nucleus, which is the core of a future nuclear clock.

Move over, atomic clocks: Nuclear clocks are on the way Move over, atomic clocks: Nuclear clocks are on the way

Illustration of attomicroscope firing three beams

The world’s fastest microscope captures electrons down to the attosecond The world’s fastest microscope captures electrons down to the attosecond

Illustration of atomic Fresnel lens

This lens is just three atoms thick and works like a quantum lighthouse This lens is just three atoms thick and works like a quantum lighthouse

Scientist inspects portion of LCLS installation

This record-breaking X-ray laser is ready to unlock quantum secrets This record-breaking X-ray laser is ready to unlock quantum secrets

Google Sycamore processor for quantum computer hanging from a server room with gold and blue wires

Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet

illustrations of a person being teleported in a 1960s style

Could quantum physics unlock teleportation? Could quantum physics unlock teleportation?

By Bill Gourgey

quantum entangled system will be hosted on ISS

NASA is launching a new quantum entanglement experiment in space NASA is launching a new quantum entanglement experiment in space

By Charlotte Hu

Silver pocket watch being swung on a chain on a black background to symbolize a time crystal

Time crystals just got a little easier to make Time crystals just got a little easier to make

IBM quantum eagle chip

IBM’s latest quantum chip breaks the elusive 100-qubit barrier IBM’s latest quantum chip breaks the elusive 100-qubit barrier

By Charlotte Hu

Caltech AWS quantum computing center

Amazon’s venture into the bizarre world of quantum computing has a new home base Amazon’s venture into the bizarre world of quantum computing has a new home base

By Charlotte Hu

A man looks through the cooling mechanism of a quantum computer.

What the heck is a quantum network? What the heck is a quantum network?

quantum teleportation illustration

Quantum teleportation is real, but it’s not what you think Quantum teleportation is real, but it’s not what you think

By Matthew R. Francis

Spooky action at a record-breaking distance

Spooky action at a record-breaking distance Spooky action at a record-breaking distance

By Sophie Bushwick

begonia pavonina leaf

Iridescent Leaves Take Advantage Of Quantum Mechanics To Thrive In The Shade Iridescent Leaves Take Advantage Of Quantum Mechanics To Thrive In The Shade

Singer Simonne Jones Fuses Pop Music and Quantum Physics Singer Simonne Jones Fuses Pop Music and Quantum Physics

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What Is Quantum Cryptography?

What Is Quantum Cryptography? What Is Quantum Cryptography?

By Devin Powell

Watch Paul Rudd Battle Stephen Hawking In Quantum Chess

Watch Paul Rudd Battle Stephen Hawking In Quantum Chess Watch Paul Rudd Battle Stephen Hawking In Quantum Chess

By Sophie Bushwick

How Physicists Quantum Teleported Information Over 62 Miles

How Physicists Quantum Teleported Information Over 62 Miles How Physicists Quantum Teleported Information Over 62 Miles

By Devin Powell

Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson Our Breakfast With Neil deGrasse Tyson