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Scientists Report First Experimental Observation of Quantum Phase Transition

The very first experimental observation of a first-order phase transition in a dissipative quantum system was reported by a team of scientists headed by Johannes Fink from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria).

3 Feb 2017

Scientists Reveal First Practical Blueprint for Building a Quantum Computer

The first practical blueprint for how to build a quantum computer, considered to be the most powerful computer on Earth, was recently unveiled by an international team headed by a scientist from the University of Sussex.

2 Feb 2017

Professor Jeremy O'Brien Envisions a Future of Quantum Computing

Imagine in 2025 that quantum computers, while being quite expensive, are reliable, hugely powerful and able to circumvent strong encryption up to 256 bits. How should business, government and civil society prepare for such a future?

20 Jan 2017

Electron-Photon Talk Creates Connections that Form Circuits of Quantum Computer

In a step that brings silicon-based quantum computers closer to reality, researchers at Princeton University have built a device in which a single electron can pass its quantum information to a particle of light.

23 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop Extremely Small Nanocavity Capable of Revolutionizing Quantum Encryption

An innovative light-enhancing optical cavity with a height of just 200 nm and a width of just 100 nm has been developed by researchers. Such an innovative nanoscale system symbolizes an initiative toward brighter single-photon sources that can help in propelling quantum-based encryption methods under development.

22 Dec 2016

Yale Researchers Develop Innovative Data-Driven Method to Detect Exoplanets

Researchers from Yale University have discovered a data-driven technique to find out distant planets and to fine-tune the search for worlds identical to Earth.

21 Dec 2016

Half-Quantum Vortices Discovered in Superfluid Helium

Half-quantum vortices in superfluid helium have been discovered by researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and P.L. Kapitza Institute in Moscow. This vortex is considered to be a topological defect, seen in superconductors and superfluids, which carries a specific amount of circulating current.

15 Dec 2016