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Astronomers Detect Ancient Quasar Glowing from the Early Universe

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, and others discovered a quasar glowing from the very early universe. The findings were reported in Nature Astronomy.

9 Jun 2026

Researchers Uncover Microscopic Noise Origins in Silicon Spin Qubits

A joint research team from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, led by Professor Takayuki Kawahara from the Department of Electrical Engineering at TUS, has finally elucidated the noise mechanisms that impact silicon spin qubit performance in a recent study that was published in IEEE Access on May 4th, 2026.

9 Jun 2026

Oxford Instruments to Supply Atomic Layer Etch Equipment to Rigetti Computing to Expand Advanced Quantum Fabrication Capabilities

Oxford Instruments is pleased to announce that Rigetti Computing has purchased a PlasmaPro 100 Cobra™ atomic layer etch (ALE) system, for dedicated fabrication of quantum devices, further enhancing its recently expanded quantum foundry.

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 9 Jun 2026

How Microsoft’s New Quantum Chip was Made 1,000x More Reliable with the Help of Microsoft Discovery’s Agentic AI

Microsoft today unveiled Majorana 2, its newest topological quantum chip featuring a next-generation materials stack and qubits that are 1,000 times more reliable than their predecessors.

4 Jun 2026

Close-Orbiting Binary Stars Generate Regular Radio Bursts

A small, thick dead star observed pulling material from a companion star has helped astronomers unravel one of the universe's most perplexing riddles, with UNC-Chapel Hill researchers playing a critical role in the discovery.

3 Jun 2026

New Stellar Motion Map Proves the Small Magellanic Cloud is Expanding

According to new observations of star motion, interactions with the Large Magellanic Cloud are causing the Small Magellanic Cloud to grow and go out of equilibrium.

3 Jun 2026

Violent Rocket Particles Could Reshape Future Spacecraft Design

When rockets fire into space, the inside of their engines becomes an extreme environment where temperatures soar and tiny particles are thrown around at hypersonic speeds.

3 Jun 2026

New Diamond-Defect Technique Simplifies the Discovery of Altermagnetic Materials

Physicists at the University of Buffalo are now suggesting a quantum sensing method to greatly simplify the identification of altermagnets.

2 Jun 2026

Breakthrough Theory Utilizes Quantum Light to Control Material Phases

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, Qimiao Si at Rice University outlined a technique that may improve the knowledge of quantum entanglement in quantum materials and make it easier to apply quantum entanglement in macroscopic systems.

2 Jun 2026

QuiX Quantum Introduces PACU, a Photonic Assembly Control Unit for Scalable Quantum Systems

QuiX Quantum today introduced PACU, its new Photonic Assembly Control Unit designed to provide a scalable, standardized control layer for the company’s photonic quantum systems and future universal quantum computers.

From QuiX Quantum 2 Jun 2026

PPPL Uses Plasma Expertise to Create Perfect Quantum Diamonds

PPPL's Quantum Diamond Laboratory is using plasma to grow lab-made diamonds that are studded with atomic-scale defects, which serve as the building blocks of ultrasensitive quantum sensors.

1 Jun 2026

Engineers Uncover Niobium Hydrides as a Source of Quantum Noise

Some qubits use superconducting materials. However, imperfections in superconducting devices can create "noise," which leads to decoherence.

29 May 2026

Scientists Learned to Control Deformation at the Nanoscale for Future Optoelectronic Devices

An international research team involving Skoltech (VEB.RF group) scientists has developed a method for creating one-dimensional quantum wires in structures made of two different two-dimensional materials – molybdenum diselenide and tungsten diselenide.

From Skoltech 29 May 2026

Scientists Find the Universe Has Multiple Ways of Manufacturing Black Holes

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has today released its latest catalog of gravitational-wave detections.

27 May 2026

Oxford Instruments to Supply Atomic Layer Etch Equipment to Rigetti Computing to Expand Advanced Quantum Fabrication Capabilities

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 27 May 2026

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Astronomers Detect Ancient Quasar Glowing from the Early Universe

Researchers Uncover Microscopic Noise Origins in Silicon Spin Qubits

Oxford Instruments to Supply Atomic Layer Etch Equipment to Rigetti Computing to Expand Advanced Quantum Fabrication Capabilities

How Microsoft’s New Quantum Chip was Made 1,000x More Reliable with the Help of Microsoft Discovery’s Agentic AI

Close-Orbiting Binary Stars Generate Regular Radio Bursts

New Stellar Motion Map Proves the Small Magellanic Cloud is Expanding

Violent Rocket Particles Could Reshape Future Spacecraft Design

New Diamond-Defect Technique Simplifies the Discovery of Altermagnetic Materials

Breakthrough Theory Utilizes Quantum Light to Control Material Phases

QuiX Quantum Introduces PACU, a Photonic Assembly Control Unit for Scalable Quantum Systems

PPPL Uses Plasma Expertise to Create Perfect Quantum Diamonds

Engineers Uncover Niobium Hydrides as a Source of Quantum Noise

Scientists Learned to Control Deformation at the Nanoscale for Future Optoelectronic Devices

Scientists Find the Universe Has Multiple Ways of Manufacturing Black Holes

Oxford Instruments to Supply Atomic Layer Etch Equipment to Rigetti Computing to Expand Advanced Quantum Fabrication Capabilities

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3Oxford Instruments to Supply Atomic Layer Etch Equipment to Rigetti Computing to Expand Advanced Quantum Fabrication Capabilities

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