In a stunning breakthrough that challenges long-held assumptions in quantum physics, a team of researchers from the ...

Schrödinger’s cat, the infamous thought experiment involving a cat that can be alive and dead at the same time, has been ...

Quantum phenomena usually demand extremely controlled, cold environments. Scientists traditionally cool systems to near ...

Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to ...

Until the box is opened and the cat is observed, Schrödinger said, the rules of quantum mechanics mean that the unfortunate ...

Learn how scientists created Schrödinger's cat states at high temperatures, transforming the landscape of quantum ...

Superpositions of quantum states known as Schrödinger cat states can be created in “hot” environments with temperatures up to 1.8 K, say researchers in Austria and Spain. By reducing the restrictions ...

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics ...

“Our results show that it is possible to generate highly mixed quantum states with distinct quantum properties,” lead author ...

Researchers have pulled off a quantum feat that defies traditional expectations—they’ve created Schrödinger cat states not ...