Researchers from Osaka University have found that the surface electronic structure of samarium hexaboride originating from the topology of the bulk electronic structure can be controlled by changing the surface condition. ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 30, 2022
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Two milliseconds—or two thousandths of a second—is an extraordinarily long time in the world of quantum computing. On these timescales the blink of an eye—at one 10th of a second—is like an eternity.
Quantum Physics
Sep 30, 2022
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Most mass in everyday matter around us resides in protons and neutrons inside the atomic nucleus. However, the lifetime of a free neutron—one not bounded to a nucleus—is unstable, decaying by a process called beta decay. ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 28, 2022
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For the first time, scientists at the University of Oxford have been able to demonstrate a network of two entangled optical atomic clocks and show how the entanglement between the remote clocks can be used to improve their ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 9, 2022
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Entanglement is a strange phenomenon in quantum physics where two particles are inherently connected to each other no matter the distance between them. When one is measured, the other measurement is instantly a given. Researchers ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 9, 2022
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A newly developed model may serve as a bridge between quantum mechanical calculations at the atomic scale and devices that could enable next-generation quantum technologies, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Quantum Physics
Aug 31, 2022
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A team of international researchers, including scientists from the University of St Andrews, has created a micro-refrigerator the size of a blood cell to cool adjacent objects, which could have major applications in quantum ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 25, 2022
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From water boiling into steam to ice cubes melting in a glass, we've all seen the phenomenon known as a phase transition in our everyday lives. But there's another type of phase transition that's much harder to see, but just ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 11, 2022
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Our modern understanding of the physical world is based on gauge theories: mathematical models from theoretical physics that describe the interactions between elementary particles (such as electrons or quarks) and explain ...
General Physics
Aug 10, 2022
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The LHCb experiment at CERN recently announced the first proton-proton collisions at a world-record energy with its brand-new detector designed to cope with much more demanding data-taking conditions.
Quantum Physics
Aug 4, 2022
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