There are different ideas about how quantum computers could be built. But they all have one thing in common: you use a quantum physical system—for example, individual atoms—and change their state by exposing them to very ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 26, 2023
8
116
Physical properties (stability, solubility, etc.), critical to the performance of pharmaceutical and functional materials, are known to strongly depend on the solid-state form and environmental factors, such as temperature ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 10, 2023
0
107
New research from a consortium of quantum physicists, led by Trinity College Dublin's Dr. Mark Mitchison, shows that imperfect timekeeping places a fundamental limit to quantum computers and their applications. The team claims ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 31, 2023
0
100
In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the "utility" phase, in which high-tech experimental devices become useful. In September, Australia's Chief Scientist Cathy Foley went so far as ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 19, 2023
0
65
Quantum computers of the future hold promise in solving all sorts of problems. For example, they could lead to more sustainable materials and new medicines, and even crack the hardest problems in fundamental physics. But ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 12, 2023
4
48
Europe is pushing to create a network infrastructure based on quantum physics.
Quantum Physics
Oct 11, 2023
14
423
With the rise of brain-interface technology and artificial intelligence that can imitate brain functions, understanding the nature of consciousness and how it interacts with reality is not just an age-old philosophical question ...
General Physics
Oct 9, 2023
11
135
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Tsinghua University, led by Ma Xiongfeng, and Fudan University, led ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 18, 2023
0
41
Nothing in the world is perfect. This is also true in materials research. In computer simulations, one often represents a system in a highly idealized way; for example, one calculates the properties that an absolutely perfect ...
Nanophysics
Aug 29, 2023
0
21
Over the past decade, scientists have made tremendous progress in generating quantum phenomena in mechanical systems. What seemed impossible only fifteen years ago has now become a reality, as researchers successfully create ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 11, 2023
0
820
