Father of quantum recognised for 'seminal contributions to large-scale secure quantum communications and scalable quantum computation' Chinese quantum scientist Pan Jianwei has won the United Nations' ...

Critical thinking: It is vital to create an environment in which fundamental science can thrive. (Courtesy: iStock/Pobytov) History teaches us that fundamental science is critical to the development ...

"I am building a quantum optics and sensing research program with broad applications, where advancing and developing new quantum tools for fundamental science is a central part of that vision," she ...

Around the world, budgets for fundamental research — studies that seek primarily to advance knowledge for its own sake, without an expectation of a return on investment — are coming under pressure to ...

A young child arrives at the hospital with a complex array of unexplained symptoms — no clear diagnosis, no obvious path forward. It could be a rare disease with few documented cases, or an atypical ...

On the following pages, you’ll meet just a few of the UAB scientists whose discoveries hold tremendous potential to transform the treatment landscape for a variety of diseases, from kidney disease to ...