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Physicists have now turned to quantum effects to split phonons, the smallest bits of sound, researchers reported recently.

With their intrinsic ability to consider many possibilities at once, quantum computers do not have to be very large to tackle certain prickly problems of computation. Recently, IBM researchers announced that they had devised a method to manage the unreliability in a way that would lead to reliable, useful answers.

A recently published study showed that a single stimulus in mouse cells and brain tissue triggers a series of transcription and translation cycles over time, promoting the formation of long-lasting memories.

A new demonstration involving hundreds of entangled atoms tests Schrödinger’s interpretation of Einstein, Rosen, and Podolsky’s classic thought experiment.

Two independent teams — one led by researchers at Google, the other by researchers at Quantinuum — have reported creating and braiding versions of these anyons using quantum computers. The results could help scientists construct quantum computers that are resistant to the errors that currently bedevil the machines.

CCB research scientist Sonya Hanson served as a scientific advisor for “Double Helix,” a musical that illuminates Rosalind Franklin's contributions, which became the basis for James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 breakthrough.

In two papers, researchers have poked holes in different models of a so-called bouncing universe, suggesting the universe we see around us is probably a one-and-done proposition.

From underground exploration to brain science and air-traffic control, the sensing potential of quantum devices is enormous. But they must first get out of the laboratory.

Betelgeuse, the red star at the shoulder of the constellation Orion, has been acting strange, says Flatiron Institute astrophysicist Jared Goldberg, raising hopes for the spectacle of a lifetime.

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope could help resolve some cosmic discrepancies: How fast the universe is expanding and how evenly matter is distributed.