Researchers have shown that a single photon carrying quantum information can travel down kilometers of noisy real-world fiber and arrive at the far end with their quantum properties largely preserved.

Quantum mechanics is extremely successful at describing the behavior of matter at the atomic level. This success forces one to accept that certain aspects belong to physical reality that go far beyond our intuition and that are therefore very difficult to understand. Among these, none is more intriguing than the concept of quantum entanglement, which mathematically describes how two particles that have at some point in the past interacted with each other retain a memory of this interaction to such an extent that acting on one of the two particles has a measurable influence on the properties of the other particle, even if the two have long ago stopped interacting and may be separated so far away from each other that communication between them is no longer possible.

A research team led by Prof. SUN Jian from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a hydroxyl-induced cobalt oxide catalytic strategy that enables the efficient conversion of syngas to light olefins through Fischer–Tropsch synthesis.

Large-scale quantum computers will need far more than better qubits—they will need a practical way to control and read them without overwhelming the refrigerator with wires.

At AACR 2026, Insilico will unveil four novel cancer inhibitors discovered via its end-to-end Pharma.AI platform. By harnessing trillions of data points and millions of molecular fragments, the platform integrates generative biology for target discovery with generative chemistry for de novo molecular design, accelerating the path from data to drug candidates.

A University of Manchester Professor has been appointed by  Lord Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, as an Expert Reviewer for an independent assessment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA);  an executive non-departmental public body that is charged with, on behalf of government, the mission to clean-up the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively.

Gravitational waves could be responsible for the production of dark matter during the early phases of our universe’s formation, according to results of a new study by Professor Joachim Kopp from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the PRISMA⁺⁺ Cluster of Excellence in cooperation with Dr. Azadeh Maleknejad from Swansea University. Their work, published in Physical Review Letters, presents new calculations that explore a novel mechanism for the formation of dark matter through so-called stochastic gravitational waves

Atomic clocks based on entangled atoms can reach extremely high precision but usually suffer from a limited measurement range. Researchers have proposed a new adaptive Bayesian protocol that dynamically adjusts measurement time using prior information. This approach allows GHZ-state atomic clocks to maintain Heisenberg-limited precision while significantly expanding their dynamic range. Simulations show improved accuracy, faster convergence, and stronger resistance to noise. The method offers a powerful framework for next-generation atomic clocks and other quantum sensors requiring both high precision and broad measurement capability.