Quantum
Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Cirac is honoured for contributions to modern quantum information science
Scottish artist marks 100 years of Schrödinger equation with new installation
Work will go on display at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow
Festival season finds Quantum Software Lab in high spirits
The Quantum Fringe filled the summer with inspiring events for students, scientists and the public, and celebrated the third anniversary of Edinburgh's Quantum Software Lab
People in quantum science and technology
Quantum jobs and careers
Here are some of the many quantum careers we have featured on Physics World. For more jobs and career information, check out the Physics World Jobs hub.
Preparing the next generation of US physicists for a quantum future
Emily Edwards and Claudia Fracchiolla discuss challenges and opportunities in quantum education
Taking the leap – how to prepare for your future in the quantum workforce
Katherine Skipper and Tushna Commissariat interview three experts in the quantum arena, to get their advice on careers in the quantum market
Physics World Quantum Briefing 2.0
Take a look at our free-to-read digital issue of Physics World Quantum Briefing 2.0 – the Autumn update, which looks back on the celebrations so far for the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, and brings you right up to date with a selection of articles on the history, mystery and industry of quantum mechanics.
Latest quantum research
Single-photon measurements confirm Richard Feynman’s vision of quantum mechanics
Foundational postulates of the path-integral formulation observed in the lab
Read article: Single-photon measurements confirm Richard Feynman’s vision of quantum mechanics
What can cutting a photon in half tell us about causality and local equivalence?
Calculations identify complicated consequences of removing a mirror
Read article: What can cutting a photon in half tell us about causality and local equivalence?
Einstein’s equivalence principle put to two new tests
The theory of general relativity still holds, according to new space-based and laboratory experiments
Read article: Einstein’s equivalence principle put to two new tests
Could quantum information theory explain universe evolution?
Gravity from entropy theory offer hints of why low-entropy regions persist in the universe
Read article: Could quantum information theory explain universe evolution?
Researchers shrink double-slit experiment to atomic scale
Using a crystal as an atomic-scale interferometer enables direct visualization of local atomic arrangements
Read article: Researchers shrink double-slit experiment to atomic scale
Noise that entangles may accelerate the dawn of quantum technologies
Two superconducting qubits, a metre of cable apart, have been driven into an entangled state not in spite of their environment, but by it
Read article: Noise that entangles may accelerate the dawn of quantum technologies
Explore more in quantum science and technology
Universities should judge quantum-computing investments by what students learn
Students need to experiment with real quantum-computing systems, says Alex Krasnok
Read article: Universities should judge quantum-computing investments by what students learn
Quantum voting system aims to keep ballots secret
Two teams implement entanglement-based protocol
Read article: Quantum voting system aims to keep ballots secret
Researchers harness sunlight to generate quantum entanglement
Sunlight may provide an energy-efficient alternative to lasers used in quantum computing
Read article: Researchers harness sunlight to generate quantum entanglement
No quantum advantage (yet) in the world of tensor networks
Classical computation is more accurate that quantum annealer for some Ising spin glasses
Read article: No quantum advantage (yet) in the world of tensor networks
Physics research in India: a slide puzzle
Can you reconstruct the quantum computing image in our interactive slide puzzle?
Read article: Physics research in India: a slide puzzle
Seven writers, four physicists, one room, lots of plushies
Robert P Crease attends a workshop bringing physicists and journalists together
Read article: Seven writers, four physicists, one room, lots of plushies
Shortcut for simulating logical magic states could accelerate the design of fault-tolerant quantum computers
New classical simulation technique makes it practical to benchmark large-scale logical magic-state preparation protocols under realistic noise conditions
Read article: Shortcut for simulating logical magic states could accelerate the design of fault-tolerant quantum computers
Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling
Discovery could support the development of safer and more efficient hydrogen storage media
Read article: Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling
Quantum principle allows heat to flow from cold to hot
Indefinite causal order reverses the direction of heat flow without violating thermodynamics
Read article: Quantum principle allows heat to flow from cold to hot
Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
Read article: Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Can a 16-year-old really understand quantum teleportation?
Leron Borsten and Shanti Pise report from a week-long event that sought to teach quantum physics to teenagers
Read article: Can a 16-year-old really understand quantum teleportation?
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
Read article: Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
John Bell and the most obscure journal in physics
Iulia Georgescu looks at the curious history of the journal Physics
Read article: John Bell and the most obscure journal in physics
Structured light could deliver a new method for diagnosing eye disease
A quantum optics technique that boosts the visibility of subtle peripheral vision patterns called Boehm's brushes could provide a new test of retinal health
Read article: Structured light could deliver a new method for diagnosing eye disease
Quantum entanglement explains why strange metals are so strange
New measurements and a tool from quantum metrology provide new insights into metals with unusually high electrical resistance
Read article: Quantum entanglement explains why strange metals are so strange
‘Back to the future’ messages are more efficient
Closed time-like curves allow greater information capacity when sending messages backwards in time
Read article: ‘Back to the future’ messages are more efficient
UTC Quantum Center: collaboration turns quantum discovery into quantum impact
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga signals its quantum ambitions
Read article: UTC Quantum Center: collaboration turns quantum discovery into quantum impact
New class of magnons live a hundred times longer
Discovery could help in the development of on-chip quantum information technologies that can be scaled down to the nanoscale
Read article: New class of magnons live a hundred times longer
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United States | UTC Quantum Center
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