Quantum Science News

Sky and Space Global Shortlisted for the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets MWC Award

UK based Sky and Space Global Ltd. has been nominated for the prestigious Global Mobile Awards 2019 (GLOMO Awards), with winners to be announced at the Mobile World Congress held annually in Barcelona.

Laser Physicists Generate the First-Ever Dissipative Optical Solitons in Passive, Free-Space Resonators

For the first time, dissipative solitons have been produced in passive, free-space resonators by laser physicists from the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics run by the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics as well as the Ludwig-Maximilian University.

Researchers Employ Split Images of Quasars to Create New Estimate of the Hubble Constant

For nearly a century, astronomers have always been puzzled by the way the universe is rapidly expanding. In this regard, numerous studies continue to emerge with different answers, causing some scientists to wonder whether they have overlooked an important mechanism in the machinery driving the cosmos.

Novel Computational Method Used to Systematically Investigate Magnetic Quantum Effects in Solids

For the first time, an international team of researchers has successfully used an innovative computational technique to systematically investigate magnetic quantum effects in the renowned 3D pyrochlore Heisenberg model.

First Experimental Proof of Strange XY-Type Magnetic-Behavior Transition in Magnetic Materials

The first-ever experimental observation of an XY-type antiferromagnetic material, the magnetic order of which turns unstable upon being reduced to a thickness of single atom, has been reported by scientists from the Center for Correlated Electron Systems, of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea, in collaboration with Sogang University and Seoul National University.

Novel Protocols Could Enable Quantum Sensors to Provide Magnetic Resonance with Unparalleled Sensitivity

The Quantum Technologies for Information Science (QUTIS) group at the UPV/EHU’s Department of Physical Chemistry has taken part in an international study in collaboration with the CSIC and the University of Ulm in Germany.

Using Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering to Perform New Variant of Basic Double-Slit Experiment

An international team of scientists headed by physicists from Collaborative Research Centre 1238, “Control and Dynamics of Quantum Materials” at the University of Cologne, has used resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, to execute a new variant of the basic double-slit experiment.

Close Observations of Rare Hypernova Reveals Missing Connection Between Hypernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts

The most powerful explosions in the universe are gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which last several seconds and emit the amount of light analogous to almost all the stars in the cosmos.

Symmetry-Breaking Phase Transitions Achieved in Lab Could Offer Insights into Early Universe

Scientists, for the first time, have recorded the long-predicted existence of “walls bound by strings” in superfluid helium-3. Originally predicted by cosmology theorists, the occurrence of such an object may be helpful in describing the way in which the universe cooled down following the Big Bang.

Studies Show a New Design Principle for Tuning Quantum Materials to Achieve Unconventional Superconductivity

According to two studies performed by Rice University physicists and collaborators, certain iron-based superconductors may benefit from a tuneup.

Twirling Quantum Particles Undulating Through Hybrid Semiconductors Create Optimal Optoelectronic Properties

Quality solar panels and LED lights and monitors were the results of a revolution in the field of semiconductors. These devices have the ability to efficiently convert energy into light or vice versa.

Faint Stellar Glow Reveals the Location of Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters

The light of lone stars helps astronomers trace the distribution of dark matter in massive galaxy clusters - thanks to a new method discovered by UNSW scientists.

Researchers Realize Arbitrary Quantum Channel Simulation for Single Qubit in Superconducting Quantum Circuit

The foundation for quantum mechanical and quantum information theory has been laid by the open quantum system and its control. Since a practical quantum system interacts with the environment, its evolution should be defined by a quantum channel, rather than a unitary evolution for a closed quantum system.

Study Highlights the Immense Potential of Perovskite Material in Spintronic Systems

In 1839, when Gustav Rose, a German mineralogist, stood on the slopes of the Ural Mountains in Russia and collected a piece of a formerly undiscovered mineral, he had certainly not heard of diodes or transistors or never had an inkling of how traditional electronics would become an essential part of people’s everyday lives.

Study Shows Strained Colloidal Quantum Dots Could be Viable Alternatives to Nano-Scale Light Sources

Deliberate “squashing” of colloidal quantum dots when a chemical synthesis is in progress could lead to the creation of dots with the capability of stable, “blink-free” light emission that is on par with the light generated by dots formed using highly complex processes.