Robert Lea

Feature Writer

B.Sc. STEM

Robert is a Freelance Science Journalist with a STEM BSc. He specializes in Physics, Space, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Quantum Physics, and SciComm. Robert is an ABSW member, and aWCSJ 2019 and IOP Fellow.

Articles from Robert

What Are Quantum Spin Liquids?

A team of researchers has created a sample of an exotic state of matter that could have important implications for quantum computing.

2 Feb 2022

Using ‘Time Lenses’ to Adapt Photon Arrival Time

A new time lens magnifies the time between individual photons refining time-resolved photon-counting to the extent that ultrafast chemical and molecular processes could be measured.

21 Jan 2022

Implications of Discovery of Fluorine in the Early Universe

The discovery of fluorine in an early galaxy could shed light on the chemical evolution of the early Universe.

18 Jan 2022

How Can Fiber Optic Cables Help Transport Quantum Keys?

Faster and more reliable, quantum key distribution using a hollow fiber optic cable could be the quantum communication system of the future.

14 Jan 2022

Creating a Time-Crystal Inside a Quantum Computer

Google has created a unique state of matter inside its quantum computer that could, in theory, flip between two configurations without expending energy.

11 Jan 2022

Quantum Random Number Generators: Latest Advancements

In the last two decades, the rapid development of quantum technology established random number generation via quantum processes as an efficient and reliable method to obtain genuinely nondeterministic random numbers.

22 Dec 2021

Discrete Time Crystals: How Can We Understand These New Phases of Matter?

Thus far, time crystals and discrete time crystals, exotic phases of matter, have only been understandable with quantum physics. New research suggests that a simpler “classic” approach might unlock the secrets of these systems.

20 Dec 2021

Why Don’t We See the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle in the Everyday World?

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is one of the most infamous results in physics, that highlights the difference between the quantum world and the world we inhabit.

14 Dec 2021

Massive Black Holes: Where Do They Come From?

As we learn more about the Universe, observing it in electromagnetic radiation and with gravitational waves, the mystery of how massive black holes reach tremendous sizes has also grown.

7 Dec 2021