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New Study Opens the Path Towards Control of Quantum Walks

Generally, when people flip a coin and get heads, they would take a step to the left. And if they get Tails, they would move towards the right.

30 Oct 2020

Experts Aim to Develop Quantum Sensing Devices to Understand the Hidden Secrets of Quantum Materials

When it comes to fully understanding the hidden secrets of quantum materials, it takes one to know one, scientists say: Only tools that also operate on quantum principles can get us there.

30 Oct 2020

New Approach Creates High-Precision Nanoribbons for Quantum Information Science Applications

An international multi-institution team of scientists has synthesized graphene nanoribbons - ultrathin strips of carbon atoms - on a titanium dioxide surface using an atomically precise method that removes a barrier for custom-designed carbon nanostructures required for quantum information sciences.

27 Oct 2020

A New Technique for Carrying Out Sensitive Quantum Operations on Atoms

Hitting a specific point on a screen with a laser pointer during a presentation isn't easy - even the tiniest nervous shaking of the hand becomes one big scrawl at a distance.

23 Oct 2020

Ancient Clay May be Key Piece in Puzzle to How Life on Earth Began

An ancient clay mineral called greenalite that formed deep in the ocean, near hot seafloor vents, may have played a crucial role in the emergence of life on Earth, researchers from The University of Western Australia and California Institute of Technology have found.

23 Oct 2020

Unique Quantum Effect may Help Design Quantum Computing Chips

A group of scientists from Trinity College Dublin has identified an exclusive quantum effect in deleting data that may hold major implications for designing quantum computing chips.

19 Oct 2020

Penn Researchers Create New Type of Quasiparticles with Applications in Quantum Computing

Our understanding of quantum physics has involved the creation of a wide range of "quasiparticles."

14 Oct 2020

Quantum Spin Liquid Behavior Detected in Ruthenium Trichloride at High Magnetic Fields

Using a novel technique, scientists working at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have found evidence for a quantum spin liquid, a state of matter that is promising as a building block for the quantum computers of tomorrow.

6 Oct 2020

Novel Algorithm can Fast Forward Quantum Simulations to Solve Problems

A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.

6 Oct 2020

New Detector Shows Potential to Become a Game-Changer for Quantum Technology

Physicists at Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a new detector for measuring energy quanta at unprecedented resolution.

1 Oct 2020