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September 5, 2024

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Physics Researchers Identify New Multiple Majorana Zero Modes in Superconducting SnTe

Aug. 29, 2024 — A collaborative research team has identified the world's first multiple Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in a single vortex of the superconducting topological crystalline insulator SnTe and exploited ...

Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications

Aug. 29, 2024 — It's not easy being green. Scientists for years have made small red and blue lasers, but other colors, including green, have been a challenge. A team has now filled this technology gap by creating ...

A Breakthrough in Chiral Molecule Research Opens New Horizons for Science

Aug. 29, 2024 — Scientists have made a significant leap forward in the field of chiral molecules. The team achieved near-complete separation in quantum states for these essential components of ...

Physicists Ease Path to Entanglement for Quantum Sensing

Aug. 26, 2024 — A quantum mechanical trick called 'spin squeezing' is widely recognized to hold promise for supercharging the capabilities of the world's most precise quantum sensors, but it's been notoriously difficult to achieve. In new research, physicists ...

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Unconventional Interface Superconductor Could Benefit Quantum Computing

Aug. 23, 2024 — A multi-institutional team of scientists has developed a new superconductor material that could potentially be used in quantum computing and be a candidate 'topological ...

Langbeinites Show Talents as 3D Quantum Spin Liquids

Aug. 23, 2024 — A 3D quantum spin liquid has been discovered in the vicinity of a member of the langbeinite family. The material's specific crystalline structure and the resulting magnetic interactions induce an ...

Kagome Superconductor Makes Waves

Aug. 23, 2024 — Superconductivity theory proposed by physics team validated in international experiment: Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals, enabling new technological applications like ...

Toward a Code-Breaking Quantum Computer

Aug. 23, 2024 — Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for ...

First Visualization of Valence Electrons Reveals Fundamental Nature of Chemical Bonding

Aug. 21, 2024 — The distribution of outermost shell electrons, known as valence electrons, of organic molecules was observed for the first time. As the interactions ...

Scientists Harness Quantum Microprocessor Chips for Revolutionary Molecular Spectroscopy Simulation

Aug. 20, 2024 — Engineering researchers have successfully developed a quantum microprocessor chip for molecular spectroscopy simulation of actual large-structured ...

Explanation Found for X-Ray Radiation from Black Holes

Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have succeeded in something that has been pursued since the 1970s: explaining the X-ray radiation from the black hole surroundings. The radiation originates from the combined effect of ...

New Insight Into Behavior of Electrons

Aug. 15, 2024 — Physicists have uncovered new states of matter by exploring the behavior of flatland electrons in extreme conditions, revealing insights that could impact quantum computing and advanced ...

Quantum Pumping in Molecular Junctions

Aug. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new theoretical modelling technique that could potentially be used in the development of switches or amplifiers in molecular ...

Advancing Modular Quantum Information Processing

Aug. 15, 2024 — A team of physicists envisions a modular system for scaling quantum processors with a flexible way of linking qubits over long distances to enable them to work in concert to perform quantum ...

Physicists Throw World's Smallest Disco Party

Aug. 14, 2024 — A new milestone has been set for levitated optomechanics as a group of scientists observed the Berry phase of electron spins in nano-sized diamonds levitated in ...

The Mother of All Motion Sensors

Aug. 13, 2024 — Researchers have used silicon photonic microchip components to perform a quantum sensing technique called atom interferometry, an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration. It is the latest ...

X-Ray Imagery of Vibrating Diamond Opens Avenues for Quantum Sensing

Aug. 7, 2024 — Scientists at three research institutions capture the pulsing motion of atoms in diamond, uncovering the relationship between the diamond's strain and the behavior of the quantum information ...

Stacked Up Against the Rest

Aug. 1, 2024 — Scientists have hypothesized that moir excitons -- electron-hole pairs confined in moir interference fringes which overlap with slightly offset patterns -- may function as qubits in next-generation ...

Researchers Develop General Framework for Designing Quantum Sensors

July 30, 2024 — Researchers have designed a protocol for harnessing the power of quantum sensors. The protocol could give sensor designers the ability to fine-tune quantum systems to sense signals of interest, ...

Breaking New Ground for Computing Technologies With Electron-Hole Crystals

July 30, 2024 — A team developed a novel method to successfully visualise electron-hole crystals in an exotic quantum material. Their breakthrough could pave the way for new advancements in computing technologies, ...

Researchers Trap Atoms, Forcing Them to Serve as Photonic Transistors

July 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed a means to realize cold-atom integrated nanophotonic ...

Optical Fibers Fit for the Age of Quantum Computing

July 29, 2024 — A new generation of specialty optical fibers has been developed by physicists to cope with the challenges of data transfer expected to arise in the future age of quantum ...

Atomic 'GPS' Elucidates Movement During Ultrafast Material Transitions

July 26, 2024 — Scientists have created the first-ever atomic movies showing how atoms rearrange locally within a quantum material as it transitions from an insulator to a metal. With the help of these movies, the ...

'Kink State' Control May Provide Pathway to Quantum Electronics

July 25, 2024 — The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to researchers, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabricate and operate such ...

Quantum Sensor for the Atomic World

July 25, 2024 — In a scientific breakthrough, an international research team has developed a quantum sensor capable of detecting minute magnetic fields at the atomic length scale. This pioneering work realizes a ...

Nonreciprocal Interactions Go Nonlinear

July 25, 2024 — Using two optically trapped glass nanoparticles, researchers observed a novel collective Non-Hermitian and nonlinear dynamic driven by nonreciprocal interactions. This contribution expands ...

Spin Qubits Go Trampolining

July 25, 2024 — Researchers have developed somersaulting spin qubits for universal quantum logic. This achievement may enable efficient control of large semiconductor qubit arrays. The research group recently ...

Physicists Develop New Theory Describing the Energy Landscape Formed When Quantum Particles Gather Together

July 17, 2024 — An international team of physicists has proven new theorems in quantum mechanics that describe the 'energy landscapes' of collections of quantum particles. Their work addresses decades-old ...

Paving the Way to Extremely Fast, Compact Computer Memory

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated that the layered multiferroic material nickel iodide (NiI2) may be the best candidate yet for devices such as magnetic computer memory that are extremely fast and ...

A Breakthrough on the Edge: One Step Closer to Topological Quantum Computing

July 10, 2024 — Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum materials, potentially setting the stage for advancements in topological superconductivity and robust quantum ...

Moving from the Visible to the Infrared: Developing High Quality Nanocrystals

July 9, 2024 — Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor ...

A 2D Device for Quantum Cooling

July 5, 2024 — Engineers have created a device that can efficiently convert heat into electrical voltage at temperatures lower than that of outer space. The innovation could help overcome a significant obstacle to ...

A Genetic Algorithm for Phononic Crystals

July 3, 2024 — Researchers tested phononic nanomaterials designed with an automated genetic algorithm that responded to light pulses with controlled vibrations. This work may help in the development of ...

Giant Clams May Hold the Answers to Making Solar Energy More Efficient

July 2, 2024 — Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new study. This is because giant clams have precise ...