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January 14, 2025

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Engineering Quantum Entanglement at the Nanoscale

Jan. 13, 2025 — Researchers have developed a drastically smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs that influence each other from any distance. The technology could transform computing, telecommunications, and ...

Novel Graphene Ribbons Poised to Advance Quantum Technologies

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have recently achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, opening new horizons for advancements in quantum electronics. The innovation involves a novel type of graphene ...

Record Cold Quantum Refrigerator Paves Way for Reliable Quantum Computers

Jan. 9, 2025 — Quantum computers require extreme cooling to perform reliable calculations. One of the challenges preventing quantum computers from entering society is the difficulty of freezing the qubits to temperatures close to absolute zero. Now, researchers ...

Macroscopic Oscillators Move as One at the Quantum Level

Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists have successfully achieved a quantum collective behavior of macroscopic mechanical oscillators, unlocking new possibilities in quantum ...

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Simulation of Non-Hermitian Skin Effect in 2D With Ultracold Fermions

Jan. 8, 2025 — A research team has achieved a groundbreaking quantum simulation of the non-Hermitian skin effect in two dimensions using ultracold fermions, marking a significant advance in quantum physics ...

Researchers Take 'Significant Leap Forward' With Quantum Simulation of Molecular Electron Transfer

Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer -- a fundamental process underpinning countless physical, ...

First Demonstration of Quantum Teleportation Over Busy Internet Cables

Dec. 20, 2024 — Quantum teleportation could provide near-instant communication over long distances. But, inside Internet cables, photons needed for teleportation are lost within the millions of light particles ...

Advancing a Trustworthy Quantum Era: A Novel Approach to Quantum Protocol Verification

Dec. 19, 2024 — The future of data security depends on the reliable application of quantum technology, but its widespread adoption requires rigorous verification. ...

Laser-Based Artificial Neuron Mimics Nerve Cell Functions at Lightning Speed

Dec. 19, 2024 — Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded ...

Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties

Dec. 17, 2024 — The quantum Hall effect, a fundamental effect in quantum mechanics, not only generates an electric but also a magnetic current. It arises from the ...

Physicists 'Bootstrap' Validity of String Theory

Dec. 17, 2024 — String theory remains elusive as a 'provable' phenomenon. But a team of physicists has now taken a significant step forward in validating string theory by using an innovative mathematical method that ...

A Connection Between Quantum Theory and Information Theory

Dec. 6, 2024 — With the help of a new experiment, researchers have succeeded in confirming a ten-year-old theoretical study, which connects one of the most fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics -- the ...

Discovery of New Growth-Directed Graphene Stacking Domains May Precede New Era for Quantum Applications

Dec. 10, 2024 — Researchers discovered that three-layer graphene can naturally self-organize into specific stacking patterns (ABA/ABC domains) during growth on ...

Rethinking the Quantum Chip

Dec. 10, 2024 — Researchers have realized a new design for a superconducting quantum processor, aiming at a potential architecture for the large-scale, durable devices the quantum revolution demands. Unlike the ...

New Algorithm Boosts Multitasking in Quantum Machine Learning

Dec. 10, 2024 — When a quantum computer processes data, it must translate it into understandable quantum data. Algorithms that carry out this 'quantum compilation' typically optimize one target at a time. ...

Scientists Develop Cost-Effective Lasers for Extended SWIR Applications

Dec. 10, 2024 — A ground-breaking study showcases a significant advancement in laser technology, promising more affordable and scalable solutions for applications ranging from environmental monitoring to biomedical ...

Milestone in Defining Electrical Units

Dec. 4, 2024 — Scientists carried out an experiment that realizes a new kind of quantum standard of resistance. It's based on the Quantum Anomalous Hall ...

New Laser Technique Achieves Atomic-Scale Precision on Diamond Surfaces

Dec. 2, 2024 — Research is paving the way for advanced diamond-based technologies in electronics and quantum ...

Making Quantum Physics Easier to Digest in Schools

Nov. 27, 2024 — A team of physics educators is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching has tended to focus on presenting the history of the origins of ...

Quantum Mechanism Identified as a Key to Accelerating Ocean Temperatures

Nov. 26, 2024 — Accelerating rates of heat uptake by oceans that don't fit current climate models can now be explained by quantum ...

Scientists Develop Novel High-Fidelity Quantum Computing Gate

Nov. 21, 2024 — Researchers have succeeded in building a quantum computer gate based on a double-transmon coupler (DTC), which had been proposed theoretically as a device that could significantly enhance the ...

New Theory Reveals the Shape of a Single Photon

Nov. 19, 2024 — A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single ...

Invisible Touch: AI Can Feel and Measure Surfaces

Nov. 16, 2024 — Quantum-science advances using AI can measure very small surfaces and distances -- opening a world of medical, manufacturing and other ...

How 'Clean' Does a Quantum Computing Test Facility Need to Be?

Nov. 13, 2024 — How to keep stray radiation from 'shorting' superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish ...

In Step Forward for Quantum Computing Hardware, Physicist Uncovers Novel Behavior in Quantum-Driven Superconductors

Nov. 12, 2024 — A new study has uncovered important behavior in the flow of electric current through quantum superconductors, potentially advancing the development of future technologies like quantum ...

Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'Light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data

Nov. 11, 2024 — The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over ...

Compact Error Correction: Towards a More Efficient Quantum 'Hard Drive'

Nov. 11, 2024 — Two quantum information theorists have solved a decades-old problem that will free up quantum computing ...

High-Quality Nanomechanical Resonators With Built-in Piezoelectricity

Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new ...

Ensuring a Bright Future for Diamond Electronics and Sensors

Nov. 5, 2024 — To expand the potential use of diamond in semiconductor and quantum technologies, researchers are developing improved processes for growing the material at lower temperatures that won't damage ...

Nanoscale Transistors Could Enable More Efficient Electronics

Nov. 4, 2024 — Nanoscale 3D transistors made from ultrathin semiconductor materials can operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, leveraging quantum mechanical properties to potentially enable ...

A New Paradigm for Control of Quantum Emitters

Oct. 31, 2024 — A research team developed a new paradigm for the control of quantum emitters, providing a new method for modulating and encoding quantum photonic information on a single photon light ...

A Rudimentary Quantum Network Link Between Dutch Cities

Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a network connection between quantum processors over metropolitan distances. Their result marks a key advance from early research networks in the lab towards a future ...

Breakthrough in Magnetism Could Transform Quantum Computing and Superconductors

Oct. 30, 2024 — A discovery by physicists is unlocking a new understanding of magnetism and electronic interactions in cutting-edge materials, potentially revolutionizing technology fields such as quantum computing ...

Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-Performance Electronics

Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers created a synthetic magnetic field using a superconducting quantum processor, which could enable them to precisely study complex phenomena in materials, like phase changes. This could ...