Scientists Realize Optical Version of Schrödinger’s Thought Experiment
An old thought experiment now appears in a new light. In 1935 Erwin Schrödinger formulated a thought experiment designed to capture the paradoxical nature of…
Quantum Computing
Physicists Uncover Quantum Structure of Buckyballs
JILA researchers have measured hundreds of individual quantum energy levels in the buckyball, a spherical cage of 60 carbon atoms. It’s the largest molecule that…
Physicists Record Temporal Coherence of a Graphene Qubit
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have recorded, for the first time, the “temporal coherence” of a graphene qubit — meaning how long it can maintain…
Scientists Use Photons to Engineering Interaction Between Qubits
In the world of quantum computing, interaction is everything. For computers to work at all, bits — the ones and zeros that make up digital…
AI Controlled Quantum Error Correction System Capable of Learning
Neural networks enable learning of error correction strategies for computers based on quantum physics Quantum computers could solve complex tasks that are beyond the capabilities…
Fish-Eye Lens May Produce Quantum Entanglement Between Atoms
Nearly 150 years ago, the physicist James Maxwell proposed that a circular lens that is thickest at its center, and that gradually thins out at…
Physicists Design New System for Stopping ‘Leaks’ in Quantum Computers
Yale researchers have designed a new system to keep tomorrow’s quantum computers from “leaking.” Large-scale quantum computers are still years away, but it is well…
Tunable Diamond Strings Improve Quantum Memory
A quantum internet promises completely secure communication. But using quantum bits or qubits to carry information requires a radically new piece of hardware – a…
Quantum Chaos May Be The Key To Quantum Computers
New research gives insight into a recent experiment that was able to manipulate an unprecedented number of atoms through a quantum simulator. This new theory…
Physicists Complete First End-to-End Quantum Data Transmission Done on Demand
Researchers from Yale University have completed the first end-to-end quantum data transmission ever done on demand using novel “pitch-and-catch” technologies. Yale’s latest work expanding the…
New Achievement Could Lead to More-Efficient Quantum Computing
In terms of size, it may be the smallest scientific breakthrough ever made at Harvard. Harvard Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Kang-Kuen Ni…
Physicists Show That Precision Atom Qubits Can “Talk” to Each Other
The unique Australian approach of creating quantum bits from precisely positioned individual atoms in silicon is reaping major rewards, with UNSW Sydney-led scientists showing for…
Physicists Create a Topological Superconductor for Quantum Computing
With their insensitivity to decoherence what are known as Majorana particles could become stable building blocks of a quantum computer. The problem is that they…
MIT Physicists Create a New Form of Light Where Photons Interact
Try a quick experiment: Take two flashlights into a dark room and shine them so that their light beams cross. Notice anything peculiar? The rather…
Physicists Take First Step Towards Quantum Dot Based Spin Qubit Registers
The worldwide race to create more, better and reliable quantum processors is progressing fast, as a team of TU Delft scientists led by Professor Vandersypen…
Ion-Trap Technologies Are Suitable for Building Large-Scale Quantum Computers
A study led by physicists at Swansea University in Wales, carried out by an international team of researchers and published in the journal Physical Review…
Quantum Simulator Could Shed Light on a Host of Complex Processes
Programming a computer is generally a fairly arduous process, involving hours of coding, not to mention the laborious work of debugging, testing, and documenting to…
Physicists Demonstrate A New Way To Manipulate Quantum Bits of Matter
Physicists at MIT and Harvard University have demonstrated a new way to manipulate quantum bits of matter. In a paper published today in the journal…