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Diamond-Lithium Niobate Hybrid Chip Achieves 92% Light Coupling Efficiency for Quantum Devices

Quantum information scientists are always on the hunt for winning combinations of materials, materials that can be manipulated at the molecular level to reliably store and transmit information.

15 Dec 2023

SETI Scientists Illuminate Fast Radio Burst Enigma

Scientists from the SETI Institute have revealed new insights into the enigma of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).

14 Dec 2023

NPL Breakthrough Opens the Way to Measure Performance of Next-Gen Quantum Communication Networks

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a new technique to test and measure the performance of next-generation optical fibre interconnects for quantum communication networks.

14 Dec 2023

Facilitating the Creation of Advanced Quantum Networks

Achieving coherent information transmission across the electromagnetic spectrum from microwave to infrared is critical to the development of sophisticated quantum networks for communications and computation.

13 Dec 2023

Realizing the Nature of Cosmic Rays via Novel Plasma Instability

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have identified a novel plasma instability that might fundamentally alter the understanding of cosmic ray origins and their dynamic effects on galaxies.

13 Dec 2023

Harvard, QuEra, MIT, and the NIST/University of Maryland Usher in New Era of Quantum Computing by Performing Complex, Error-Corrected Quantum Algorithms on 48 Logical Qubits

QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computers, today announced a significant breakthrough published in the scientific journal Nature.

13 Dec 2023

Grants to Build Australia’s Quantum Pipeline

Australian quantum students will participate in five cutting-edge research projects as part of the Next Generation Quantum Graduates Program, administered by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

12 Dec 2023

MAST-QG: Understanding the Quantum Nature of Gravity

One of the most profound mysteries about the universe is whether gravity is quantum, and scientists are working on an experiment to test this theory.

12 Dec 2023

Developing a Device with Exotic States of Matter

Scientists at RIKEN have devised an electronic device housing unconventional states of matter, potentially holding significance for quantum computation in the future.

11 Dec 2023

Webb Uncovers Mysteries of Cas A

Objects in space offer diverse insights into their composition and behaviors when observed across various wavelengths of light. Among the extensively studied entities within the Milky Way is the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A).

11 Dec 2023

$42 Million in Funding from DOE for Three Inertial Fusion Energy Hubs

Since it was first understood in the 1930s, scientists have been working to harness the power of nuclear fusion in a safe and scalable way for renewable energy generation. With an increased focus on sustainable energy as the world looks to move away from fossil fuels, the US Department of Energy has announced $42 million in funding to develop Inertial Fusion Energy Hubs across the country.

By Skyla Baily 11 Dec 2023

New P5 Report Guides U.S. Particle Physics Towards Uncharted Territory

The High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) to the High Energy Physics program of the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics has released a new Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) report, which outlines particle physicists' recommendations for research priorities in the field.

11 Dec 2023