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Physics World Quantum Briefing Part 2 2025

Physics World Quantum Briefing 2.0 2025/2026

Welcome to the Physics World Quantum Briefing 2.0, which wraps up the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) and looks ahead to a quantum-enhanced future. This second instalment follows on from the first edition published in May. Containing yet more quantum topics for you to explore, it’s once again divided into “history”, “mystery” and “industry”. You can find out more about the contributions of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose to quantum science, explore weird phenomena such as causal order and quantum superposition, and discover the latest applications of quantum computing.

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Abstract illustration of molecular structure and quantum computing ideas feature

Quantum computing on the verge: part 2

Illustration of clock faces distorted feature

Challenging our understanding of cause and effect

William Phillips interview

William Phillips

Illustration of two people writing legal documents surrounding by symbols of science feature

Building the quantum ecosystem

Women in quantum physics illustration feature

The rise of women in quantum science in India

computer graphic of human skull superimposed with colourful representation of quantum physics feature

Why quantum technology is driving quantum fundamentals

An array of Google’s 53-qubit Sycamore chips feature

Quantum computing on the verge: part 1

Da Vinci's Vitruvian man with an abstract tech background feature

Quantum sensors

John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John M Martinis news

The 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics

All the attendees of the Helgoland conference feature

Helgoland 2025: the inside story

Montage of photos of six women review

Women in quantum physics

Abstract visualization of two entangled particles connected by a glowing beam of light opinion

Quantum foundations: towards a coherent view of physical reality

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