In daily life, physics is straightforward. A tennis ball is either sitting on a table or not. A light is either on or off.

Precision shapes modern life in ways often taken for granted. Navigation systems guide travel, medical scans reveal hidden ...

The White House issued twin executive orders to accelerate U.S. development of large-scale quantum computers while simultaneously hardening federal systems against quantum-enabled attacks on ...

Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked under girders, and soil packed around foundations below the waterline. A bridge can look fine from the road while ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Krasnok, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Every bridge has ...

Meeting the increasingly important but complex needs of the energy industry requires not only excellent design and engineering, but also advanced sensor capabilities that extend beyond the limits of ...

Boeing employees inspect the Q4S flight payload during testing to verify the hardware can withstand launch and on-orbit conditions. Credit: Boeing PORTLAND, Ore. – Boeing demonstrated a key quantum ...

Researchers at University College Dublin and international collaborators have just published a detailed and accessible guide that aims to translate theoretical ideas into practical devices for quantum ...

“You cannot pack more atoms in a quantum sensor because at some point, they start colliding and disturbing each other, affecting the performance of the sensor,” says Ana Maria Rey, a JILA and NIST ...

In a quest to build the most accurate quantum sensors in the world, scientists are constantly improving their performance. Making them more precise. More stable and reliable. But eventually, physical ...

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...

ADELPHI, Md. – Army scientists achieved a major milestone in quantum sensing technology that could transform how electromagnetic signals are detected on the battlefield. For the first time, scientists ...