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In the Pinball World of Asteroids, A Mudball Meteorite Avoided Collisions

In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published online in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, an international team of researchers describe the circumstances of the fall and show that mudball meteorites are not necessarily weak.

3 Apr 2025

A Step Towards Life on Mars? Lichens Survive Martian Simulation in New Study

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionizing radiation, while maintaining a metabolically active state.

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

The Ticking of Thorium Nuclear Optical Clocks

In a perspective article recurrently published in the National Science Review, Dr Xin Tong (Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and his colleagues delve into the exciting prospects and challenges surrounding the development of the thorium-229 (229Th) nuclear optical clock.

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

USC Researchers Develop First-Ever Quantum Filter to Isolate Entangled States with High Precision

In a groundbreaking advance that could accelerate the development of quantum technologies, researchers at the USC Viterbi Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have demonstrated the first optical filter capable of isolating and preserving quantum entanglement—a mysterious but powerful phenomenon at the heart of quantum computing, communication, and sensing.

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