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Trapping Vortices in Thin Superfluid Films

Physicists at the University of Queensland have shed light upon how tiny whirlpools (vortices) get stuck to obstacles in superfluids.

22 Dec 2021

Quantum Research at University of Oklahoma Continues to Garner International Attention

There's no doubt that the Sooner State's investment in the next generation of innovative technology inspires University of Oklahoma scientist Thirumalai "Venky" Venkatesan. As OU's director for the Center for Quantum Research and Technology, he praises Oklahoma for making a commitment to new technology that advances the state's competitiveness.

21 Dec 2021

Study Marks an Important Step Towards Building Better Superconducting Devices

High-precision measurements have provided important clues about processes that impair the efficiency of superconductors. Future work building on this research could offer improvements in a range of superconductor devices, such quantum computers and sensitive particle detectors.

21 Dec 2021

Sandia Scientists Develop New Kind of Benchmark Test for Quantum Computers

What does a quantum computer have in common with a top draft pick in sports- Both have attracted lots of attention from talent scouts. Quantum computers, experimental machines that can perform some tasks faster than supercomputers, are constantly evaluated, much like young athletes, for their potential to someday become game-changing technology.

21 Dec 2021

Rodeo Algorithm Shows Promise for Future Studies of Quantum Many-Body Systems

Quantum physics governs the domain of the very small. To study the behavior of the smallest components of the universe, scientists simulate quantum systems.

21 Dec 2021

Comets’ Heads can be Green, but Never Their Tails. After 90 Years, We Finally Know Why

Every so often, the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud throw galactic snowballs made up of ice, dust and rocks our way: 4.6-billion-year-old leftovers from the formation of the solar system.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers Reach Important Milestone in Quantum Error Correction

Researchers at QuTech-;a collaboration between the TU Delft and TNO-;have reached a milestone in quantum error correction. They have integrated high-fidelity operations on encoded quantum data with a scalable scheme for repeated data stabilization. The researchers report their findings in the December issue of Nature Physics.

17 Dec 2021

Scientists Demonstrate Feshbach Resonances Between Single Barium Ion and Ultracold Lithium Atoms

A team led by Prof. Dr. Tobias Schätz, Professor of Atomic and Quantum Physics at the Institute of Physics at the University of Freiburg, Dr. Pascal Weckesser, Fabian Thielemann and colleagues, demonstrate magnetic Feshbach resonances between a single barium ion and lithium atoms at near absolute zero temperature.

17 Dec 2021

Negative Capacitance Could Reduce Energy Loss in Future Topological Electronics

Australian researchers have discovered that negative capacitance could lower the energy used in electronics and computing, which represents 8% of global electricity demand.

17 Dec 2021

Stanford Researchers Study the Quantum Properties of Soliton Microcombs

Unlike the jumble of frequencies produced by the light that surrounds us in daily life, each frequency of light in a specialized light source known as a "soliton" frequency comb oscillates in unison, generating solitary pulses with consistent timing.

17 Dec 2021

How to Customize Vacancies with Desired Features for Quantum Applications

Team's findings could help the design of industrially relevant quantum materials for sensing, computing and communication.

16 Dec 2021

Quantum Theory Cannot be Expressed by Real Numbers, Study Shows

Physicists construct theories to describe nature. Let us explain it through an analogy with something that we can do in our everyday life, like going on a hike in the mountains.

16 Dec 2021

Researchers Observe Exotic Fractional States at Low Magnetic Field in Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Exotic quantum particles and phenomena are like the world's most daring elite athletes. Like the free solo climbers who scale impossibly steep cliff faces without a rope or harness, only the most extreme conditions will entice them to show up.

16 Dec 2021

Entanglement of Photon and Spin Qubits in Diamond Paves the Way for Building a Quantum Internet

Flaws in diamonds -; atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element -; may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing, a proposed communications exchange that promises to be faster and more secure than current methods.

16 Dec 2021

Scientists Confirm Unusual Movement of Light Emitting Particles in Atomically-Thin Semiconductors

A highly unusual movement of light emitting particles in atomically-thin semiconductors was experimentally confirmed by scientists from the Würzburg–Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat–Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter.

15 Dec 2021

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Trapping Vortices in Thin Superfluid Films

Quantum Research at University of Oklahoma Continues to Garner International Attention

Study Marks an Important Step Towards Building Better Superconducting Devices

Sandia Scientists Develop New Kind of Benchmark Test for Quantum Computers

Rodeo Algorithm Shows Promise for Future Studies of Quantum Many-Body Systems

Comets’ Heads can be Green, but Never Their Tails. After 90 Years, We Finally Know Why

Researchers Reach Important Milestone in Quantum Error Correction

Scientists Demonstrate Feshbach Resonances Between Single Barium Ion and Ultracold Lithium Atoms

Negative Capacitance Could Reduce Energy Loss in Future Topological Electronics

Stanford Researchers Study the Quantum Properties of Soliton Microcombs

How to Customize Vacancies with Desired Features for Quantum Applications

Quantum Theory Cannot be Expressed by Real Numbers, Study Shows

Researchers Observe Exotic Fractional States at Low Magnetic Field in Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Entanglement of Photon and Spin Qubits in Diamond Paves the Way for Building a Quantum Internet

Scientists Confirm Unusual Movement of Light Emitting Particles in Atomically-Thin Semiconductors

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