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Quantum Physics Oct 15, 2019

Diversity may be key to reducing errors in quantum computing

In quantum computing, as in team building, a little diversity can help get the job done better, computer scientists have discovered.

Condensed Matter Sep 23, 2019

'Valley states' in this super-thin material could potentially be used for quantum computing

New research on two-dimensional tungsten disulfide (WS2) could open the door to advances in quantum computing.

Quantum Physics Aug 1, 2019

Is your supercomputer stumped? There may be a quantum solution

Some math problems are so complicated that they can bog down even the world's most powerful supercomputers. But a wild new frontier in computing that applies the rules of the quantum realm offers a different approach.

Quantum Physics May 29, 2019

A leap into the continuum

Computing the dynamics of many interacting quantum particles accurately is a daunting task. There is however a promising calculation method for such systems: tensor networks, which are being researched in the theory division ...

Quantum Physics Jul 5, 2018

Implanting diamonds with flaws offers key technology for quantum communications

Diamonds are prized for their purity, but their flaws might hold the key to a new type of highly secure communications.

Quantum Physics Jul 12, 2016

Researchers blur the line between classical and quantum physics by connecting chaos and entanglement

Using a small quantum system consisting of three superconducting qubits, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Google have uncovered a link between aspects of classical and quantum physics thought to be unrelated: classical ...

Quantum Physics Jun 10, 2015

Physicists demonstrate new violations of local realism

(Phys.org)—Erwin Schrödinger once famously stated that quantum entanglement is "the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics" that distinguishes it from classical theories. Now in a new paper, physicists have demonstrated ...

Quantum Physics May 25, 2015

Quantum scientists break aluminium 'monopoly' (Update)

A Majorana fermion, or a Majorana particle, is a fermion that is its own antiparticle. Discovering the Majorana was the first step, but utilizing it as a quantum bit (qubit) still remains a major challenge. An important step ...

Quantum Physics Nov 24, 2013

How losing information can benefit quantum computing

Suggesting that quantum computers might benefit from losing some data, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have entangled—linked the quantum properties of—two ions by leaking judiciously ...

Quantum Physics Jun 5, 2013

Entanglement in a flash (w/ video)

(Phys.org) —JQI researchers under the direction of Chris Monroe have produced quantum entanglement between a single atom's motion and its spin state thousands of times faster than previously reported, demonstrating unprecedented ...

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