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APS Unveils Intermediate Energy X-ray Beamline

Researchers working to create next-generation electronic systems and to understand the fundamental properties of magnetism and electronics to tackle grand challenges such as quantum computing have a new cutting-edge tool in their arsenal. The Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility located at Argonne National Laboratory, recently unveiled a new capability: the Intermediate Energy X-ray (IEX) beamline at sector 29.

24 Nov 2015

Researchers Develop New Tools to Test Fundamental Constituents of a Quantum Information Processor

A Stony Brook University research team has developed new tools to test the fundamental constituents of a quantum information processor, a device that manipulates data based on quantum mechanics rather than classical physics and therefore would have computing power well beyond the capabilities of a classic computer. Their findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports.

24 Nov 2015

University of Pittsburgh Professor Wins Michelson Postdoctoral Prize for Pioneering Work on Quantum Electrodynamic Systems

A new assistant professor of physics at the University of Pittsburgh has won the 2015 Michelson Postdoctoral Prize for his work exploring how to make and control quantum electrodynamic systems.

13 Nov 2015

Supercomputers Can Help Interpret Large Hadron Collider Data

Argonne physicists are using Mira to perform simulations of Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments with a leadership-class supercomputer for the first time, shedding light on a path forward for interpreting future LHC data. Researchers at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) helped the team optimize their code for the supercomputer, which has enabled them to simulate billions of particle collisions faster than ever before.

5 Nov 2015

Theoretical Physicists Propose Scalable Quantum Computer Architecture

Within the last several years, considerable progress has been made in developing a quantum computer, which holds the promise of solving problems a lot more efficiently than a classical computer.

27 Oct 2015

KFU's Employees Comment on the Latest Developments in Quantum Computing

Quantum computing has been a hot topic since late 1980s. There has been no full-scale quantum computers as of yet, but there are significant accomplishments. For example, the first quantum computer consisted of only 16 qubits, and the latest one (summer 2015) – more than 1000. Canadian company D-Wave Systems has been producing 128-qubit computers based on quantum annealing since 2011. There are some currently at work at Lockheed Martin.

27 Oct 2015

Quantum Algorithm Achieves Quantum Simulation of Fermionic Models in Superconducting Circuits

In collaboration with the Google Inc. research group and the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), the Quantum Technologies for Information Science (QUTIS) research group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has published a paper in the prestigious journal Nature Communications and entitled “Digital quantum simulation of fermionic models with a superconducting circuit”.

22 Oct 2015

Atomic Clocks Could Enable Ultra-Powerful Quantum Computers

An advanced atomic clock will neither gain nor lose a single second over the lifespan of the universe. Why does such incredible precision matter? On Nov. 4, join Nobel Laureate David Wineland as he discusses how atomic clocks – including an emerging breed of laser-based optical clocks – may enable revolutionary new technologies, including ultra-powerful quantum computers.

19 Oct 2015

New Way of Using Light to Draw, Erase Quantum-Mechanical Circuits in Topological Insulators

A team of scientists from the University of Chicago and Penn State University has accidentally discovered a new way of using light to draw and erase quantum-mechanical circuits in a unique class of materials called topological insulators.

12 Oct 2015

Physicists Develop Magnetic Skyrmions at Room Temperature

An exotic, swirling object with the sci-fi name of a "magnetic skyrmion" could be the future of nanoelectronics and memory storage. Physicists at UC Davis and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have now succeeded in making magnetic skyrmions, formerly found at temperatures close to absolute zero, at room temperature.

12 Oct 2015