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Optics & Photonics Mar 14, 2024

Quantum dance to the beat of a drum: Researchers observe how energy of single electron is tuned by surrounding atoms

Physicists at the University of Regensburg have choreographed the shift of a quantized electronic energy level with atomic oscillations faster than a trillionth of a second.

Condensed Matter Mar 5, 2024

Shortcut to success: Toward fast and robust quantum control through accelerating adiabatic passage

In work published in Physical Review Letters researchers at Osaka University's Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN) used "the shortcuts to the adiabaticity (STA)" method to greatly speed-up the adiabatic ...

Condensed Matter Feb 13, 2024

Researchers solve a foundational problem in transmitting quantum information

Future quantum electronics will differ substantially from conventional electronics. Whereas memory in the latter is stored as binary digits, the former is stored as qubits, which can take many forms, such as entrapped electrons ...

Nanophysics Feb 12, 2024

Breakthrough in single-photon integration holds promise for quantum computing, cryptography

A recent study has unveiled a significant advancement toward the on-chip integration of single-photon sources at room temperature. This achievement represents a significant step forward in the field of quantum photonics and ...

Nanophysics Feb 7, 2024

Environmentally-friendly InSb/InP colloidal quantum dots for fast and sensitive short-wave infrared photodetectors

Applications such as LIDAR, 3D imaging for mobile devices, automotive and augmented/virtual reality or night vision for surveillance, rely on the development of short-wave infrared (SWIR) photodetectors. These devices are ...

Nanophysics Jan 31, 2024

How to make bright quantum dots even brighter

Quantum dots are a kind of artificial atom: just a few nanometers in size and made of semiconductor materials, they can emit light of a specific color or even single photons, which is important for quantum technologies. The ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 24, 2024

Water self-purification achieved via electron donation: Novel catalyst enables sustainable wastewater treatment

Emerging contaminants (ECs) in natural water bodies, including endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, and synthetic dyes, pose a grave threat to public water safety. Current wastewater treatment technologies, while somewhat ...

Condensed Matter Jan 17, 2024

Researchers find evidence of long-lived valley states in bilayer graphene quantum dots

In quantum computing, the question as to what physical system and which degrees of freedom within that system may be used to encode quantum bits of information—qubits, in short—is at the heart of many research projects ...

Nanophysics Jan 17, 2024

Chemists create the first 2D heavy fermion with heavier-than-normal electrons

Researchers at Columbia University have successfully synthesized the first 2D heavy fermion material. They introduce the new material, a layered intermetallic crystal composed of cerium, silicon, and iodine (CeSiI), in a ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 10, 2024

Metal-free graphene quantum dots show promise for highly efficient tumor therapy

A research group led by Prof. Wang Hui from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for highly efficient ...

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