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Howard University Physicist Revisits the Computational Limits of Life and Schrödinger’s Essential Question in the Era of Quantum Computing

More than 80 years ago, Erwin Schrödinger, a theoretical physicist steeped in the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the Upanishads, delivered a series of public lectures at Trinity College, Dublin, which eventually came to be published in 1944 under the title What is Life?

3 Apr 2025

A Quantum Superhighway for Ultrafast NOON States

Until now, creating quantum superpositions of ultra-cold atoms has been a real headache, too slow to be realistic in the laboratory.

3 Apr 2025

Making Quantum Light Tuning at Room Temperature Possible

The ability to control the color, or emission wavelength, of light from quantum sources is central to the development of secure quantum communication networks and photonic-based computing.

2 Apr 2025

New Study Achieves Major Advance Towards Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

A new study published this week in Nature Nanotechnology demonstrates significantly enhanced stability of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in engineered quantum systems.

2 Apr 2025

Hidden Side Channels in Quantum Sources Could Compromise Secure Communication

A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering has discovered hidden multi-dimensional side channels in existing quantum communication protocols.

2 Apr 2025

A Router for Photons

Applied physicists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a photon router that could plug into quantum networks to create robust optical interfaces for noise-sensitive microwave quantum computers.

2 Apr 2025

National Quantum Computing Centre Launches Insights Paper Exploring Quantum Computing’s Transformative Potential in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Today, the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) launched its first Insights Paper, “The convergence of healthcare and pharmaceuticals with quantum computing: A new fronter in medicine”, exploring how quantum computing could enable a step-change in medicine and healthcare delivery over the coming decades.

1 Apr 2025