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Electron-Photon Talk Creates Connections that Form Circuits of Quantum Computer

In a step that brings silicon-based quantum computers closer to reality, researchers at Princeton University have built a device in which a single electron can pass its quantum information to a particle of light.

23 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop Extremely Small Nanocavity Capable of Revolutionizing Quantum Encryption

An innovative light-enhancing optical cavity with a height of just 200 nm and a width of just 100 nm has been developed by researchers. Such an innovative nanoscale system symbolizes an initiative toward brighter single-photon sources that can help in propelling quantum-based encryption methods under development.

22 Dec 2016

Yale Researchers Develop Innovative Data-Driven Method to Detect Exoplanets

Researchers from Yale University have discovered a data-driven technique to find out distant planets and to fine-tune the search for worlds identical to Earth.

21 Dec 2016

Half-Quantum Vortices Discovered in Superfluid Helium

Half-quantum vortices in superfluid helium have been discovered by researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and P.L. Kapitza Institute in Moscow. This vortex is considered to be a topological defect, seen in superconductors and superfluids, which carries a specific amount of circulating current.

15 Dec 2016

New Method Removes Unpaired Electrons from Superconducting Quantum Circuits

An international team of scientists has succeeded in making further improvements to the lifetime of superconducting quantum circuits.

9 Dec 2016

Researchers Exploit Supercomputer Parallelism for Computational QCD

Scientists are only beginning to understand the laws that govern the atomic world.

9 Dec 2016

New Method Simplifies Construction of Large-Scale Quantum Computers

Scientists at the University of Sussex have invented a ground-breaking new method that puts the construction of large-scale quantum computers within reach of current technology.

5 Dec 2016

Distributed Computing Helps Tackle Mystery of Dark Universe

Scientists from The University of Manchester working on a revolutionary telescope project have harnessed the power of distributed computing from the UK’s GridPP collaboration to tackle one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries – the nature of dark matter and dark energy.

25 Nov 2016

Symposium on Quantum Engineering Aims to Foster Greater Synergy between France and Singapore

The Quantum Engineering Science and Technologies Symposium (QuESTS) held 14–18 November was in tune with a global trend: research into quantum technologies is expanding into engineering, as scientists' increasing control over quantum systems requires ever more sophisticated tools.

24 Nov 2016

Physicists Present Detailed Theory for Rapid Magnetic Reconnection

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have proposed a groundbreaking solution to a mystery that has puzzled physicists for decades.

23 Nov 2016