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Universal Benchmark for Assessing the Performance of Quantum Devices

Universal Benchmark for Assessing the Performance of Quantum Devices

Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have come up with a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark that helps assess the performance of quantum devices and steer applications development for next-generation quantum computers.

3 Jan 2020

New Methods Help Measure Buoyancy Waves Caused by Turbulence

New Methods Help Measure Buoyancy Waves Caused by Turbulence

The solar wind striking the dayside magnetosphere of the Earth leads to turbulence, just like how air does over a wing.

23 Dec 2019

New Methods for Measuring Efficiency of Single-Photon Detectors

New Methods for Measuring Efficiency of Single-Photon Detectors

In the 1990s, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed its first superconducting devices to count photons (the smallest units of light). Since then, these previously uncommon detectors have become well-known research tools across the globe.

23 Dec 2019

First Topological Insulator with Intrinsic Magnetic Properties Observed

First Topological Insulator with Intrinsic Magnetic Properties Observed

Topological insulators are materials that act as insulators in bulk, that is, they do not permit electric currents in their volume but act as conductors on the surface.

20 Dec 2019

New MnBi2Te4 Crystal Acts as Antiferromagnet and Topological Insulator

New MnBi2Te4 Crystal Acts as Antiferromagnet and Topological Insulator

An international group of researchers, which includes physicists from St Petersburg University, has identified a new category of materials that behave not only as antiferromagnets but also as topological insulators.

20 Dec 2019

Pulsar with Faint Gamma-Ray Glow Spanning Huge Part of Sky Discovered

Pulsar with Faint Gamma-Ray Glow Spanning Huge Part of Sky Discovered

A faint yet widespread glow of high-energy light surrounding a neighboring pulsar has been detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

20 Dec 2019

Physicists Determine Entropy for the First Time in Complex Plasmas

Physicists Determine Entropy for the First Time in Complex Plasmas

From the end of the 19th century, physicists have been aware that energy transfer from one body to another is related to entropy. Soon it became evident that this entity is of primary significance.

19 Dec 2019

Study Offers Vital Data on Interaction Between Dark and Luminous Matter

Study Offers Vital Data on Interaction Between Dark and Luminous Matter

Low-surface-brightness galaxies have helped in acquiring new data and reaching significant conclusions on dark matter, which is one of the biggest mysteries of the cosmos.

19 Dec 2019

New Topological Insulator Could Help Realize Qubit for Quantum Computing

New Topological Insulator Could Help Realize Qubit for Quantum Computing

New experiments conducted at BESSY II using magnetically doped topological insulators have unraveled prospective means of lossless signal transmission involving an astonishing self-organization phenomenon.

19 Dec 2019

Strange Quantum Interference Created Between Photons of Different Colors

Strange Quantum Interference Created Between Photons of Different Colors

At times, particles can behave like waves. This behavior is also applicable to photons, or particles of light.

18 Dec 2019

New Quantum Materials Could Help Quantum Computing Reach Full Potential

New Quantum Materials Could Help Quantum Computing Reach Full Potential

In the near future, quantum computing, an emerging technology, may be able to solve highly complex problems that cannot be solved by even the most powerful existing supercomputers.

18 Dec 2019

Leptons may be Created in Processes that Extend Beyond Standard Physics

Leptons may be Created in Processes that Extend Beyond Standard Physics

During the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, one of several products of collisions seen are electrons accompanied by their “colleagues”—other leptons.

17 Dec 2019

Snapshot of Comet 2I/Borisov Streaking Through the Solar System Captured

Snapshot of Comet 2I/Borisov Streaking Through the Solar System Captured

Once again, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a snapshot of comet 2I/Borisov flashing through the Solar System on its way back into interstellar space.

13 Dec 2019

Cea-Leti and Partners Demonstrate Potentially Scalable Readout System for Large Arrays of Quantum Dots

Cea-Leti and Partners Demonstrate Potentially Scalable Readout System for Large Arrays of Quantum Dots

Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, and its research partners have demonstrated a potentially scalable readout technique that could be fast enough for high-fidelity measurements in large arrays of quantum dots.

13 Dec 2019

Quantum-Based Study Shows Heat Energy can Travel Through Complete Vacuum

Quantum-Based Study Shows Heat Energy can Travel Through Complete Vacuum

A vacuum-insulated thermos, which is generally used to keep the coffee hot, is an excellent insulator because heat energy cannot move easily through empty space.

12 Dec 2019

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SideKick QCL Controller: Low-Noise Laser Control Solution

SideKick QCL Controller: Low-Noise Laser Control Solution

The SideKick QCL Controller offers a low-noise laser control solution, ensuring stable and precise operation for demanding laser applications.

From DRS Daylight Solutions Inc.

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

LabOne Q is a new software framework that accelerates quantum computing progress on Zurich Instruments’ hardware. With LabOne Q, users can design complex quantum experiments with an intuitive, high-level programming language.

From Zurich Instruments AG

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