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…
Quantum Physics
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 Apply Machine Learning to Solve the Universe’s Mysteries
Computers can beat chess champions, simulate star explosions, and forecast global climate. We are even teaching them to be infallible problem-solvers and fast learners. And…
Quantum Cocktail Provides New Insights on Quantum Many-Body Systems
Experiments based on atoms in a shaken artificial crystal made of light offer novel insight into the physics of quantum many-body systems — which might…
Micius Satellite Enables Intercontinental Quantum Communications
Private and secure communications are fundamental human needs. In particular, with the exponential growth of Internet use and e-commerce, it is of paramount importance to…
New Computational Approach to Solving the Schrödinger Equation
A group of Michigan State University researchers specializing in quantum calculations has proposed a radically new computational approach to solving the complex many-particle Schrödinger equation,…
Unlocking the Mysterious Quantum World With Wave Function
Quantum mechanics is a pillar of modern science and technology, and has benefited the human society for a century. The wave function, also known as…
Physicists Chart the ‘Secret’ Movement of Quantum Particles
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have taken a peek into the secretive domain of quantum mechanics. In a theoretical paper published in the journal…
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…
Kiel Physicists Store Data on a Single Molecule
Over the past few years, the building blocks of storage media have gotten ever smaller. But further miniaturization of the current technology is hindered by…
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…
MIT Physicists Develop a Faster Way to Make Bose-Einstein Condensates
Using a new process of laser cooling, MIT physicists have invented a new technique to cool atoms into condensates faster than the conventional method while…
Los Alamos Uses Quantum Dots to Successfully Amplify Light
In a new study, Los Alamos researchers have shown that they can successfully amplify light using electrically excited films of the chemically synthesized semiconductor nanocrystals…
NIST Physicist Asks, “What is the Computational Power of the Cosmos?”
Can a close look at the universe give us solutions to problems too difficult even for a planet-sized computer to solve? In this video,The Computational…
Physicists Develop Data Bus for Quantum Computers
The quantum world is fragile; error correction codes are needed to protect the information stored in a quantum object from the deteriorating effects of noise….
Physicists Demonstrate Probing Topology by “Heating”
Physicists reveal an intriguing manifestation of topology, which appears in the depletion rate of topological states of matter in response to an external drive. In…
New Simple Device Uses Sound Waves to Store Quantum Information
Researchers at Yale University have developed a simple device that uses sound waves to store quantum information and convert it from one form to another,…