University of Innsbruck researchers have developed a method to make previously hardly accessible properties in quantum systems measurable. The new method for determining the quantum state in quantum simulators reduces the ...
Quantum Physics
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Quantum computers developed to date have been one-of-a-kind devices that fill entire laboratories. Now, physicists at the University of Innsbruck have built a prototype of an ion trap quantum computer that can be used in ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 18, 2021
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Physicists have long suspected that dielectric materials may significantly disrupt ion-trap quantum computers. Now, researchers led by Tracy Northup have developed a new method to quantify this source of error for the first ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 14, 2021
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Stone tools have been made by humans and their ancestors for millions of years. For archaeologists, these rocky remnants—lithic artifacts and flakes—are of key importance. Because of their high preservation potential, ...
Archaeology
Jun 2, 2021
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An international team of scientists led by Gina Moseley from the Department of Geology at the University of Innsbruck presents the very first analysis of sediments from a cave in northeast Greenland, that cover a time period ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2021
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Archaeological evidence in a rock shelter at the edge of the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, is challenging the idea that the origins of our species were linked to coastal environments. Published in Nature, Dr. Jayne Wilkins ...
Archaeology
Mar 31, 2021
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Geologists from the University of Innsbruck unexpectedly found mineral deposits in former ice caves in the Austrian Alps dating back to the peak of the last ice age. These special calcite crystals demonstrate that intensive ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2021
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Christoph Spötl and Gabriella Koltai from the University of Innsbruck investigate the Eisriesenwelt in Werfen in the province of Salzburg, one of the biggest ice caves worldwide.
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2021
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Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They are reported and discussed in almost all media and communication channels. But what influence do they have on our behavior? ...
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2021
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In order to exploit the properties of quantum physics technologically, quantum objects and their interaction must be precisely controlled. In many cases, this is done using light. Researchers at the University of Innsbruck ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 12, 2021
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