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New Technique to Maintain Coherence of Quantum States Offers New Possibilities for Quantum Computing

A research team from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago has identified a simple modification that can be made to quantum systems, that allows them to maintain coherence 10,000 times longer than before.

14 Aug 2020

NASA Satellite's View Reveals More Unexpected Dimming by Betelgeuse

For several weeks in summer 2020, NASA's Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, had the solar system's best view of the star Betelgeuse, whose extreme dimming over the past several months has intrigued scientists.

14 Aug 2020

Graphene and Layered Materials Will Speed Up Quantum Communications

Launched in late 2018, Nu Quantum recently became an Associate Member of the EU-funded Graphene Flagship project. The start-up, a spin off from the Cavendish Laboratory at Graphene Flagship partner the University of Cambridge, UK, specialises in single-photon quantum technology that is set to create unbreakable encryption keys.

From Nu Quantum Ltd. 14 Aug 2020

Buckled Graphene Could be Used to Develop Super-Fast Quantum Computers

A new Rutgers-led study described in the Nature journal reports that the graphene cooling process leads to the formation of attractive pucker patterns that could be useful in the quest for innovative quantum materials and superconductors.

13 Aug 2020

Key Discovery Sheds Light on the Origin of Stardust in Meteorites

Scientists have made a key discovery thanks to stardust found in meteorites, shedding light on the origin of crucial chemical elements.

12 Aug 2020

Study Unravels Weakly Nonlinear Waveguides that Enable Stable Propagation of Azimuthons

In the processing of optical information, the optical vortex has a highly crucial role to play.

12 Aug 2020

New Study Suggests Extreme Matter is Complex and Could Exhibit Novel Properties

University of California, Davis, will be part of a new National Science Foundation Physics Frontier Center focusing on understanding the physics and astrophysical implications of matter under pressures so high that the structure of individual atoms is disrupted.

11 Aug 2020