Quantum mechanics has a reputation that precedes it. Virtually everyone who has bumped up against the quantum realm, whether ...

In the process, they get an electron to orbit in an almost predictable manner. A group of researchers has been studying how to manipulate the states of Rydberg atoms.

Putting satellites and spacecraft into orbit demands incredible precision and cutting-edge engineering. This video explains ...

Electrons were once thought to orbit a nucleus much as planets orbit the sun. That picture has since been obliterated by modern quantum mechanics.

Quantum mechanics, or quantum physics, is the body of scientific laws that describe the wacky behavior of photons, electrons and the other subatomic particles that make up the universe.

Rocket Lab's first Electron Launch, "It's a Test" in May 2017, was declared a successful launch although the payload failed to make it all the way to orbit.

Physicists have built an accurate model of part of the solar system inside a single atom. Scientists have shown that they could make an electron orbit the atomic nucleus in the same way that ...

As companies make quantum computers available through their cloud services, take a look at what it means for computing to move beyond classical mechanics and into quantum physics.

The electron doesn’t always fall back into the hole, sometimes starting to orbit it, thus creating an exciton. In quantum mechanics, it is impossible to know the position and momentum of a ...

So by changing the electron orbit, this magnetic field can be altered, which in turn changes the electron spin — a phenomenon known as the spin–orbit interaction.