A Curved New World: Mind and Space Bending Physics on a Convenient Chip
Thanks to Einstein, we know that our three-dimensional space is warped and curved. And in curved space, normal ideas of geometry and straight lines break…
Quantum Physics
New Quantum Paradox Reveals Contradiction Between Widely Held Beliefs – “Something’s Gotta Give”
Quantum physicists at Griffith University have unveiled a new paradox that says, when it comes to certain long-held beliefs about nature, “something’s gotta give.” Quantum…
Quantum Entanglement Realized Between Distant Large Objects – Limitless Precision in Measurements Likely to Be Achievable
A team of researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have succeeded in entangling two very different quantum objects. The result has several…
New Detector Breakthrough Is Potential Game-Changer for Quantum Computing
A new paper published in Nature shows potential for graphene bolometers to become a game-changer for quantum technology. Physicists at Aalto University and VTT Technical…
Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity Come Together: Astrophysicists Observe Long-Theorized Quantum Phenomena
A team led by students probes the mass-radius relation of white dwarf stars, observing in their data evidence of quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of…
Quantum Leap for Speed Limit Bounds: How Fast Can Anything – Information, Mass, Energy – Move in Nature?
Rice physicists set far-more-accurate limits on speed of quantum information. Nature’s speed limits aren’t posted on road signs, but Rice University physicists have discovered a…
Quirky Response to Magnetism Presents Quantum Physics Mystery – “There Must Be Some Exotic Physics Going on!”
Magnetic topological insulators could be just right for making qubits, but this one doesn’t obey the rules. The search is on to discover new states…
“Pyjama Plot” Shows the Quantum World Is Even Stranger Than We Thought
New experimental evidence of a collective behavior of electrons to form “quasiparticles” called “anyons” has been reported by a team of scientists at Purdue University….
Storing Two Bits of Data in a Single Atom
Researchers at Delft University of Technology have succeeded in independently manipulating two different types of magnetism within a single atom. The results are relevant for…
Quantum Physics Provides a Way to Hide Ignorance – Counterintuitive Idea From Quantum Theory Successfully Verified
Students can hide their ignorance and answer questions correctly in an exam without their lack of knowledge being detected by teachers – but only in…
Swirls of Light to Enable Researchers to Observe Previously Invisible Quantum States
Light Swirls Provide Insights Into the Quantum World A new method uses swirls of light to enable researchers to observe previously invisible quantum states of…
Scientists Discover Simple Innovation to Make Quantum States Last 10,000 Times Longer
Simple innovation expected to open multiple new avenues for quantum science. If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities. But first, scientists…
Quantum Researchers Create an Error-Correcting Cat – New Device Combines Schrödinger’s Cat With Quantum Error Correction
Yale physicists have developed an error-correcting cat — a new device that combines the Schrödinger’s cat concept of superposition (a physical system existing in two…
Quantum Blackjack: Using Quantum Entanglement to Gain an Advantage in the Game of Blackjack
Can a Quantum Strategy Help Bring Down the House? In some versions of the game blackjack, one way to win against the house is for…
Quantum Physicists Crack Mystery of “Strange Metals” – A New State of Matter
Strange metals have surprising connections to high-temperature superconductors and black holes. Even by the standards of quantum physicists, strange metals are just plain odd. The…
Butterfly Effect in Quantum Realm Disproven by Simulating Quantum ‘Time Travel’
Evolving quantum processes backwards on a quantum computer to damage information in the simulated past causes little change when returned to the ‘present.’ Using a…
Ultra-Precise Measurements Powered by Quantum Negativity – “Highly Counterintuitive and Truly Amazing!”
Scientists have found that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular distances to gravitational…
Dive Deep Into Hidden World of Quantum States to Find Silicon’s Successor in Race Against Moore’s Law
Discovery by scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley could help find silicon’s successor in race against Moore’s Law. In the search for new materials with…