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New NIST Method Could Help Build Large-Scale Quantum Computers

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted their control of the fundamental properties of molecules at the quantum level by linking or "entangling" an electrically charged atom and an electrically charged molecule, showcasing a way to build hybrid quantum information systems that could manipulate, store and transmit different forms of data.

21 May 2020

ALMA Uncovers Cold, Massive, Rotating Disk Galaxy in Early Universe

In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies like our Milky Way form gradually, reaching their large mass relatively late.

21 May 2020

Physicists Provide New Understanding of Quantum Effects in Molecules

Physicists have measured the flight times of electrons emitted from a specific atom in a molecule upon excitation with laser light.

21 May 2020

OU Physicists Receive Grant to Study Applications of Einstein's 'Spooky Action at a Distance'

University of Oklahoma professors Arne Schwettmann and Grant Biedermann recently received a research award to investigate applications of what Albert Einstein called "spooky action at a distance" from the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, a program within the Department of Defense.

21 May 2020

First Integrated Photon Source Could Deliver Large-Scale Quantum Photonics

At the University of Bristol, a group of physicists has created the first-ever integrated photon source that can deliver large-scale quantum photonics.

21 May 2020

Light Waves Used to Access Unique Properties of the Quantum World

Light waves are being used by researchers to speed up supercurrents, as well as to access the exclusive properties of the quantum realm, such as forbidden light emissions.

20 May 2020

Discovery Opens New Possibilities in the Development of Spintronics

Imagine biting into a peanut butter sandwich and discovering a slice of cheese tucked between the bread and the butter.

19 May 2020

UCLA Researchers Develop World's Best Qubits

A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error.

19 May 2020

Quantum Hall Effect 'Reincarnated' in Topological Superconductors

U.S. and German physicists have found surprising evidence that one of the most famous phenomena in modern physics -- the quantum Hall effect -- is "reincarnated" in topological superconductors that could be used to build fault-tolerant quantum computers.

19 May 2020

Discovery May Provide Insight into Superconductivity and Quantum Computing

It sounds like a riddle: What do you get if you take two small diamonds, put a small magnetic crystal between them and squeeze them together very slowly-

19 May 2020

Superconductors Exhibit Magnetic State with Broken Time-Reversal Symmetry

At TU Dresden, a group of physicists has identified spontaneous static magnetic fields exhibiting broken time-reversal symmetry in a family of iron-based superconductors.

19 May 2020

New Toxic-Element-Free, Quantum Dot Solar Cells Exhibit High Efficiency

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed innovative quantum dot solar cells that match the efficiency of prevalent quantum-dot based devices, without using lead or other toxic elements on which a majority of solar cells of this kind depend.

19 May 2020