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When systems suddenly tip: New insights into hard-to-predict transitions
Many systems in nature—and in society—can suddenly change their properties: Water freezes at normal pressure at 32°F, a power grid collapses when a central substation fails, or a society splits into opposing factions ...
General Physics
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Meters closer, miles faster: A novel cryogenic in-memory computing scheme to bridge AI with quantum computing
Scholars at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have unveiled an innovation that brings artificial intelligence (AI) closer to quantum computing—both physically and technologically.
Condensed Matter
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OQTOPUS: Researchers launch open-source quantum computer operating system
The University of Osaka, Fujitsu Limited, Systems Engineering Consultants Co., LTD. (SEC), and TIS Inc. (TIS) today announced the launch of an open-source operating system (OS) for quantum computers on GitHub, in what is ...
Quantum Physics
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Might the proton decay in other places or at other times?
Does the proton decay? While this was a famous prediction of Grand Unified Theories (GUTS) developed in the 1970s and 1980s, experimentalists have ruled it out—or rather, put lower limits on its mean lifetime of about 1034 ...
Patterned spintronic emitter enables room-temperature THz polarization control for wireless and biomedical applications
Terahertz (THz) waves are located between microwaves and infrared light in the electromagnetic spectrum. They can pass through many materials without causing damage, making them useful for security scanning, medical imaging, ...
Condensed Matter
3 hours ago
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Looking for elusive quantum particles? Try a bad metal, researchers suggest
Metals, as most know them, are good conductors of electricity. That's because the countless electrons in a metal like gold or silver move more or less freely from one atom to the next, their motion impeded only by occasional ...
Condensed Matter
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High-precision quantum gates with diamond spin qubits achieve error rate below 0.1%
Researchers at QuTech, in collaboration with Fujitsu and Element Six, have demonstrated a complete set of quantum gates with error probabilities below 0.1%. While many challenges remain, being able to perform basic gate operations ...
Condensed Matter
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Engineers redefine how heat transfers on advanced surfaces
When University of Texas at Dallas researchers tested a new surface that they designed to collect and remove condensates rapidly, the results surprised them. The mechanical engineers' design collected more condensates, or ...
Condensed Matter
6 hours ago
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Breathing-soliton laser study unveils new complexities in synchronization phenomena
An Aston University researcher has conducted the first experimental demonstration of intricate and previously theorized behaviors in the fundamental patterns that govern oscillatory systems in nature and technology.
General Physics
8 hours ago
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Researchers unveil unidirectional light focusing using diffractive optics
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have unveiled a new optical technology that enables precise focusing of light—only in one direction. This novel unidirectional focusing design uses structured ...
Optics & Photonics
9 hours ago
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AMoRE experiment sets new limits on neutrinoless double beta decay of ¹⁰⁰Mo
In recent years, some large physics experiments worldwide have been trying to gather evidence of a nuclear process known as neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay. This is a rare process that entails the simultaneous decay ...
Next-generation AI hardware: 3D photonic-electronic platform boosts efficiency and bandwidth
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems promise transformative advancements, yet their growth has been limited by energy inefficiencies and bottlenecks in data transfer. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have unveiled a groundbreaking ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 23, 2025
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Researchers capture first laser-driven, high-resolution CT scans of dense objects
A research team led by Colorado State University has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists are the first to capture high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object—a gas ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 21, 2025
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An experimental test of the nonlocal energy alteration between two quantum memories
Quantum technologies operate by leveraging various quantum mechanical effects, including entanglement. Entanglement occurs when two or more particles share correlated states even if they are distant.
Scientists measure the spin-parity of charm baryons for the first time
In a new development at CERN, researchers at the LHCb collaboration have determined the spin-parity of singly heavy charm baryons for the first time, addressing a long-standing mystery in baryon research.
Wireless terahertz cryogenic interconnect minimizes heat-to-information transfer in quantum processors
Quantum computers, devices that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical computers in some complex optimization and computational tasks. However, before these systems can be adopted ...
Compact solid-state laser system generates 193-nm vortex beam for the first time
Deep ultraviolet (DUV) lasers, known for their high photon energy and short wavelengths, are essential in various fields such as semiconductor lithography, high-resolution spectroscopy, precision material processing, and ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 21, 2025
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Cutting-edge experiments reveal 'hidden' details in transforming material with implications for faster microelectronics
Phase changes are central to the world around us. Probably the most familiar example is when ice melts into water or water boils into steam, but phase changes also underlie heating systems and even digital memory, such as ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 21, 2025
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Photon-shuttling interconnection device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors
Quantum computers have the potential to solve complex problems that would be impossible for the most powerful classical supercomputer to crack.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 21, 2025
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A possible way to generate electricity using Earth's rotational energy
A trio of physicists from Princeton University, CIT's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Spectral Sensor Solutions, all in the U.S., is proposing the possibility of generating electricity using energy from the rotation of the ...
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