The coolest LEGO in the universe
For the first time, LEGO has been cooled to the lowest temperature possible in an experiment which reveals a new use for the popular toy.
General Physics
Dec 23, 2019
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News tagged with dilution refrigerator
Experiment achieves the strongest coupling between light and matter
Researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) recorded an interaction between light and matter 10 times larger than previously seen. The strength of the interaction between photons and ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 12, 2016
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Pushing the extra cold frontiers of superconducting science
Measuring the properties of superconducting materials in magnetic fields at close to absolute zero temperatures is difficult, but necessary to understand their quantum properties. How cold? Lower than 0.05 Kelvin (-272°C).
Superconductivity
Oct 18, 2018
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Freezing electrons makes them get in line
New research published in Nature Communications suggests that electrons in a two-dimensional gas can undergo a semi-ordered (nematic) to mostly-ordered (smectic) phase transition, which has been discussed in physics theory ...
General Physics
Nov 27, 2017
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Hunting for Big Bang neutrinos that could shed new light on the origin of the universe
Big Bang neutrinos are believed to be everywhere in the universe but have never been seen. The expansion of the universe has stretched them and they are thought to be billions of times colder than neutrinos that stream from ...
General Physics
Mar 14, 2016
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New superconducting qubit testbed benefits quantum information science development
If you've ever tried to carry on a conversation in a noisy room, you'll be able to relate to the scientists and engineers trying to "hear" the signals from experimental quantum computing devices called qubits. These basic ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 29, 2022
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