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Quantum Physics 1 hour ago

New method of wavefunction matching helps solve quantum many-body problems

Strongly interacting systems play an important role in quantum physics and quantum chemistry. Stochastic methods such as Monte Carlo simulations are a proven method for investigating such systems. However, these methods reach ...

General Physics 1 hour ago

A new family of beautiful-charming tetraquarks: Study illuminates a new horizon within quantum chromodynamics

Exploring the complex domain of subatomic particles, researchers at the The Institute of Mathematical Science (IMSc) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have recently published a novel finding in the journal ...

Quantum Physics 1 hour ago

Spooky states and figure eights: Stepping into the quantum computing 'ring'

Deep in outer space, invisible hands mold the universe. One is dark matter, an unseen substance thought to bind distant galaxies. The other is dark energy, a force believed to push stellar structures apart with gravity-defying ...

Optics & Photonics 3 hours ago

Physicists demonstrate first metro-area quantum computer network in Boston

It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show it's possible.

Condensed Matter 5 hours ago

Quantum geometry offers new insights into 'smart' materials with switchable electric polarity

Quantum theorists at the University of British Columbia have proposed a new approach to studying stacking ferroelectricity—spontaneous electric polarization—in layered, two-dimensional lab-grown materials.

Quantum Physics 10 hours ago

Experimental demonstration of inequivalent mutually unbiased bases for quantum information processing

Research groups demonstrated for the first time that inequivalent mutually unbiased bases (MUBs) have different information extraction capabilities for quantum information processing. The research results were published in ...

General Physics May 14, 2024

Model suggests subluminal warp drives may be possible

A team of physicists from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Advanced Propulsion Laboratory at Applied Physics, in New York, has developed a model that shows it might be possible to create a subluminal warp drive.

Condensed Matter May 14, 2024

Research finds drastic changes in thermal conductivity of diamonds under stress

Diamond is the hardest material found in nature—diamond also has the highest thermal conductivity, allowing the most heat to flow through it rapidly.

Condensed Matter May 13, 2024

Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

MIT physicists and colleagues have created a five-lane superhighway for electrons that could allow ultra-efficient electronics and more. The work, reported in the May 9 issue of Science, is one of several important discoveries ...

Cell & Microbiology May 13, 2024

A switch for the internal clock: Exploring quantum biology for novel medical therapies

A research collaboration has explored the effects of nuclear magnetic resonance on the internal clock of cells at different times of day and under oxygen deprivation.

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