quantum mechanics

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Quantum computers, offshoots of quantum mechanics, can explore multiple solutions at once, and promise the kind of processing power that could revolutionize medicine, materials science, and other fields.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The achievement represents one of the strongest tests yet of quantum mechanics on scales approaching the macroscopic world.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Physicists have demonstrated that even tiny chunks of metal can behave according to the strange rules of quantum mechanics, existing in states that spread across multiple locations at once.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Unlike traditional interpretations of quantum mechanics, which mainly offer different ways of thinking about the same equations, these collapse models make predictions that could, in principle, be tested experimentally.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Like quantum mechanics, the theory of relativity was born in light; this time it was the speed of light that caused the trouble.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife