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Laser light made into a supersolid for the first time
A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. The editors at Nature have published ...
Sneaky clocks: Uncovering Einstein's relativity in an interacting atomic playground
For over a century, physicists have grappled with one of the most profound questions in science: How do the rules of quantum mechanics, which govern the smallest particles, fit with the laws of general relativity, which describe ...
General Physics
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Quantum algorithm excels at finding local minima of many-body systems
Many physicists and engineers have recently been trying to demonstrate the potential of quantum computers for tackling some problems that are particularly demanding and are difficult to solve for classical computers. A task ...
Distinguishing classical from quantum gravity through measurable stochastic fluctuations
In a new Physical Review Letters study, researchers propose an experimental approach that could finally determine whether gravity is fundamentally classical or quantum in nature.
Cold atoms on a chip: Opening the doors to accessible quantum research
UC Santa Barbara researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based systems, opening new possibilities for sensing, precision timekeeping, quantum computing ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 5, 2025
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Quantum leap: Computing's next frontier takes form
After several dashed predictions, quantum computing is accelerating rapidly with actual use cases and scientific breakthroughs expected within years, not decades.
Quantum Physics
Mar 5, 2025
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From classical to quantum: Navier–Stokes equations adapted for 1D quantum liquids
Although Navier–Stokes equations are the foundation of modern hydrodynamics, adapting them to quantum systems has so far been a major challenge. Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, Maciej ...
Soft Matter
Mar 4, 2025
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Scientists unravel spiraling secrets of magnetic materials for next-generation electronics
Deep within certain magnetic molecules, atoms arrange their spins in a spiral pattern, forming structures called chiral helimagnets. These helical spin patterns have intrigued researchers for years due to their potential ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 4, 2025
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AI and adaptive optics propel free-space quantum communication by solving atmospheric turbulence challenges
In the quest for ultra-secure, long-range quantum communication, two major challenges stand in the way: the unpredictable nature of atmospheric turbulence and the limitations of current optical wavefront correction techniques. ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 4, 2025
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Gravity from entropy: A radical new approach to unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity
In a new study published in Physical Review D, Professor Ginestra Bianconi, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London, proposes a new framework that could revolutionize our understanding of gravity ...
General Physics
Mar 4, 2025
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Superconducting quantum processor prototype operates 10¹⁵ times faster than fastest supercomputer
Zuchongzhi-3, a superconducting quantum computing prototype with 105 qubits and 182 couplers, has made significant advancements in random quantum circuit sampling. This prototype was successfully developed by a research team ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 3, 2025
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Exploring quantum materials: Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering captures microscopic, rapidly changing properties
From computer chips to image sensors in cameras, today's technology is overwhelmingly based on a semiconductor called silicon. This technology has been shrinking for decades—think of early room-sized computers compared ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 3, 2025
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Einstein's light quanta through the lens of Maxwell's equations
Light was long considered to be a wave, exhibiting the phenomenon of interference in which ripples like those in water waves are generated under specific interactions. Light also bends around corners, resulting in fringing ...
A quantum computing startup says it is already making millions of light-powered chips
American quantum computing startup PsiQuantum announced yesterday that it has cracked a significant puzzle on the road to making the technology useful: manufacturing quantum chips in useful quantities.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 3, 2025
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First on-chip multipartite entanglement achieved with optical microcomb
A recent study has realized multipartite entanglement on an optical chip for the first time, constituting a significant advance for scalable quantum information. The paper, titled "Continuous-variable multipartite entanglement ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 28, 2025
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Inspired by Maxwell's demon, heat flow acts as a witness to quantum properties
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have discovered a novel approach to detecting the quantum properties of a system by simply using heat as a witness, requiring no direct measurement of the quantum ...
A new approach to reduce decoherence in superconducting qudit-based quantum processors
Quantum computers, which operate leveraging quantum mechanics effects, could soon outperform traditional computers in some advanced optimization and simulation tasks. Most quantum computing systems developed so far store ...
Methane's collision with gold surfaces reveals how quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behavior
The quantum rules shaping molecular collisions are now coming into focus, offering fresh insights for chemistry and materials science. When molecules collide with surfaces, a complex exchange of energy takes place between ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 27, 2025
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Unraveling the origin of extremely bright quantum emitters
Many next-generation quantum devices rely on single-photon emitters based on optically active defects in solids, known as color centers. Understanding their properties is fundamental to developing novel quantum technologies.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 27, 2025
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Physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material
MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material only billionths of a meter thick. The work adds to a gold mine of discoveries originating from the material, which the ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 26, 2025
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