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General Physics Oct 11, 2016

Atomic-scale MRI holds promise for new drug discovery

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed a way to radically miniaturise a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine using atomic-scale quantum computer technology.

Quantum Physics Jul 1, 2016

Berkeley Lab prepares for quantum-classical computing future

Jarrod McClean and his Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory colleagues want to simulate and predict the chemistry and properties of advanced compounds before scientists go into the lab to make them.

Quantum Physics May 24, 2016

Precise atom implants in silicon provide a first step toward practical quantum computers

Sandia National Laboratories has taken a first step toward creating a practical quantum computer, able to handle huge numbers of computations instantaneously.

Quantum Physics May 3, 2016

Could aluminum nitride be engineered to produce quantum bits?

Quantum computers have the potential to break common cryptography techniques, search huge datasets and simulate quantum systems in a fraction of the time it would take today's computers. But before this can happen, engineers ...

Quantum Physics Feb 8, 2016

Nanoscale cavity strongly links quantum particles

Scientists have created a crystal structure that boosts the interaction between tiny bursts of light and individual electrons, an advance that could be a significant step toward establishing quantum networks in the future.

Quantum Physics Feb 6, 2015

Quantum mechanical behaviour at the macroscale

Most quantum physics research to date has used particles such as atoms and electrons to observe quantum mechanical behaviour. Professor Mika Sillanpää of Aalto University is now working in the relatively new field of using ...

Quantum Physics Feb 15, 2012

At Yale, quantum computing is a (qu)bit closer to reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at Yale University have taken another significant step in the development of quantum computing, a new frontier in computing that promises exponentially faster information processing than the most ...

General Physics Apr 13, 2011

Online tool aids quantum computing research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum computing holds great promise, but will require informed specialists who can explore its full potential. Through a book, an interdisciplinary class and now a brand new online tool, University of Cincinnati ...

General Physics Dec 5, 2008

Quantum computing: Entanglement may not be necessary

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a truth universally acknowledged that quantum computing must have entanglement.

General Physics Sep 5, 2007

Physicists establish 'spooky' quantum communication

Physicists at the University of Michigan have coaxed two separate atoms to communicate with a sort of quantum intuition that Albert Einstein called "spooky."

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