Physicists have wondered in recent years if they could control how atoms interact using light. Now they know that they can. 

Team describes conceptually how physicists may be able to exploit a molecule’s energy to advance a number of fields

Discovery experimentally connects the worlds of classical and quantum mechanics

A quantum mechanical transport phenomenon demonstrated for the first time in synthetic, atomically-thin layered material at room temperature could lead to novel nanoelectronic circuits and devices, according to researchers at Penn State and three other U.S. and international universities.

Key sign of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and evidence for a long-debated quantum phenomenon.

Putting a hole in the center of the donut—a mid-nineteenth-century invention—allows the deep-fried pastry to cook evenly, inside and out. As it turns out, the hole in the center of the donut also holds answers for a type of more efficient and reliable quantum information teleportation, a critical goal for quantum information science.

At the quantum level, reality does not exist if you are not looking at it

The elusive quantum phenomenon—called van Vleck magnetism—may allow scientists to manipulate topological insulators and engineer new electronics.

A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible.

University of Birmingham researchers are looking into the nature of time in a series of workshops, with the second set for later this year. Dr. Nikk Effingham explains the project in the column below, originally published on the university's website.