quantum

Scientists freeze quantum motion using ultrafast laser trick

Quantum materials exhibit remarkable emergent properties when they are excited by external sources. However, these excited states decay rapidly once…

1 year ago

Physicists uncover hidden order in the quantum world through deconfined quantum critical points

In the intricate world of quantum physics, where particles interact in ways that seem to defy the standard rules of…

1 year ago

Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK's first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK's…

1 year ago

Engineering quantum entanglement at the nanoscale

Physicists have spent more than a century measuring and making sense of the strange ways that photons, electrons, and other…

2 years ago

MIT Researchers Measure Quantum Geometry of Electrons in Solid Materials for First Time

A new study has allowed physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and collaborators to measure the quantum geometry…

2 years ago

Researchers take ‘significant leap forward’ with quantum simulation of molecular electron transfer

Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer -- a fundamental process…

2 years ago

Researchers unlock a ‘new synthetic frontier’ for quantum dots

The type of semiconductive nanocrystals known as quantum dots are both expanding the forefront of pure science and also hard…

2 years ago

Google’s 67-Qubit Sycamore Quantum Computer Could Beat Top Supercomputers: Study

Recent advancements in quantum computing have revealed that Google's 67-qubit Sycamore processor can outperform the fastest classical supercomputers. This breakthrough,…

2 years ago

Illuminating quantum magnets: Light unveils magnetic domains

When something draws us in like a magnet, we take a closer look. When magnets draw in physicists, they take…

2 years ago

AI and quantum mechanics team up to accelerate drug discovery

Drug discovery is much like working a jigsaw puzzle. The chemical compounds behind drug molecules must be shaped to fit…

2 years ago