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Superconducting Quantum Bits Help Better Understand the Structure of Solids

In the far future, superconducting quantum bits might serve as components of high-performance computers. Today already do they help better understand the structure of solids, as is reported by researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in the Science magazine.

16 Oct 2012

New Study Confirms Quantum Effects in Very-Low-Temperature Chemical Reactions

At very low temperatures, close to absolute zero, chemical reactions may proceed at a much higher rate than classical chemistry says they should – because in this extreme chill, quantum effects enter the picture.

12 Oct 2012

Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity Extended to Work beyond the Speed of Light

University of Adelaide applied mathematicians have extended Einstein’s theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light.

11 Oct 2012

New iPad Application Illustrates the Concept of Blackbody Radiation

Understanding the phenomenon of blackbody radiation – electromagnetic emissions that play a role in a broad range of physical systems – is an important part of physics instruction at both the high school and college level.

11 Oct 2012

CERN Showcases Large Hadron Collider Time Tunnel at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Geneva and Frankfurt, 10 October 2012. CERN(1) is today showcasing its science at the Frankfurt Book Fair(2).

11 Oct 2012

Quantum World and Cosmos Evolution Featured in the 2012 Massey Lectures

The 2012 Massey Lectures feature a personal and fascinating work titled The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos by Neil Turok, Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

11 Oct 2012

Qubits Can Successfully Exist in Topological Superconductor Materials

If quantum computers are ever going to perform all those expected feats of code-breaking and number crunching, then their component qubits---tiny ephemeral quantum cells held in a superposition of internal states---will have to be protected from intervention by the outside world. In other words, decoherence, the loss of the qubits' quantum integrity, has to be postponed.

10 Oct 2012

Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Methods to Measure, Manipulate Individual Quantum Systems

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2012 to Serge Haroche, Collège de France and Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France and David J. Wineland, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA “for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems”.

10 Oct 2012

Magnolia Solar to Incorporate Quantum Dot Structures into Advanced Photovoltaic Devices

Magnolia Solar, developer of revolutionary thin-film solar cell technologies employing nanostructured materials and designs, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., received a $750,000 Phase II award from the United States Air Force as part of the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

10 Oct 2012

Particle Control in a Quantum World

Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland have independently invented and developed methods for measuring and manipulating individual particles while preserving their quantum-mechanical nature, in ways that were previously tho...

9 Oct 2012

Scientists Explore Feasibility of Ultrathin-Film Photovoltaic Devices Using Quantum Dots

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are developing nanotechnology that could lead to a new platform for solar cells, one that could drive the development of lighter, flexible and more versatile solar-powered technology than is currently available.

9 Oct 2012

Researcher Receives Grant to Explore New Theory Based on Holography

A University of Southampton professor is the only UK recipient of a research grant to explore the laws of physics at the beginning of time.

6 Oct 2012

Researchers at Centre for Quantum Technologies Create and Probe Single Barium Ions

All the apparatus that fills the laboratory of the Microtraps group at the Centre for Quantum Technologies — three heavy metal optical benches densely packed with lasers, lenses, mirrors and above them shelves full of electronics — has been put into service to produce and probe single ions of Barium.

5 Oct 2012

Study Results Provide New Insights into Precision Quantum Measurement

Scientists who study the ultra-small world of atoms know it is impossible to make certain simultaneous measurements, for example finding out both the location and momentum of an electron, with an arbitrarily high level of precision. Because measurements disturb the system, increased certainty in the first measurement leads to increased uncertainty in the second.

5 Oct 2012

World’s First Commercial Quantum Computing Firm Closes $30 Million Round of Equity Funding

D-Wave Systems, Inc. today announced that it has closed a $30 million round of equity funding. Bezos Expeditions and In-Q-Tel (IQT) have joined the investment round. Bezos Expeditions is the personal investment company o...

5 Oct 2012

Quantum Science News

Superconducting Quantum Bits Help Better Understand the Structure of Solids

New Study Confirms Quantum Effects in Very-Low-Temperature Chemical Reactions

Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity Extended to Work beyond the Speed of Light

New iPad Application Illustrates the Concept of Blackbody Radiation

CERN Showcases Large Hadron Collider Time Tunnel at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Quantum World and Cosmos Evolution Featured in the 2012 Massey Lectures

Qubits Can Successfully Exist in Topological Superconductor Materials

Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Methods to Measure, Manipulate Individual Quantum Systems

Magnolia Solar to Incorporate Quantum Dot Structures into Advanced Photovoltaic Devices

Particle Control in a Quantum World

Scientists Explore Feasibility of Ultrathin-Film Photovoltaic Devices Using Quantum Dots

Researcher Receives Grant to Explore New Theory Based on Holography

Researchers at Centre for Quantum Technologies Create and Probe Single Barium Ions

Study Results Provide New Insights into Precision Quantum Measurement

World’s First Commercial Quantum Computing Firm Closes $30 Million Round of Equity Funding

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