A new platform for engineering chiral electron pathways offers potential fresh insights into a quantum phenomenon discovered by chemists—and exemplifies how the second quantum revolution is fostering transdisciplinary collaborations that…
Category: Physics
First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
To calculate the stability of a solid whose atoms don’t repeat in a sequence, the researchers simulated scoops of quasicrystal that were randomly sampled out of a larger block. The…
Quantum navigation device uses atoms to measure acceleration in 3D
Kendall Mehling, left, and Catie LeDesma, right, with a new kind of atom “interferometer” on the CU Boulder campus. Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder In a new study, physicists at the…
Two different time scales could increase quantum clock accuracy exponentially
Artist’s impression of a quantum clock. Credit: Alexander Rommel & TU Wien How can the strange properties of quantum particles be exploited to perform extremely accurate measurements? This question is…
Physicists set new world record for qubit operation accuracy
A rendering of the Oxford University team’s ion trap chip. Credit: Dr. Jochen Wolf and Dr. Tom Harty. Physicists at the University of Oxford have set a new global benchmark…
Nonreciprocal light speed control achieved using cavity magnonics device
Photons in a dielectric resonator (yellow) interact with magnons in a YIG sphere (violet) via a microstrip (gray). This interaction acts as a ‘traffic light’ for microwave pulses—speeding them up…
Phase-resolved attoclock precisely measures electron tunneling time
Resolving tunneling time using attoclocks. Credit: Dr. Suk Kyoung Lee. When placed under a powerful laser field (i.e., under strong-field ionization), electrons can temporarily cross the so-called quantum tunneling barrier,…
Polarized Target a Perfect Fit for Measuring Spinning Particles
BYLINE: Chris Patrick Newswise — In this International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, physicists worldwide are celebrating a century since the establishment of quantum mechanics. The celebration has brought to…
