Category: Physics
How the humble neutron can help solve some of the universe’s deepest mysteries
Aerial view of the European Spallation Source, February 2022. Credit: ESS Scientists are unleashing the power of neutrons to improve understanding of everyday materials and tackle fundamental questions in physics.…
Skepticism about Microsoft results regarding robust quantum bits
Disorder in very thin nanowires can lead to measurement results that could be misinterpreted as evidence for Majorana particles. Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics In March 2022, Microsoft…
Not yet tangible, but close
Numerical modeling results in a fraction-signature with typical pinch points (left) and should be observable experimentally with neutron scattering. Allowing quantum fluctuations blurs this signature (right), even at T=0 K.…
New skyrmion transistors propel quantum and AI research
Operation of a skyrmion transistor. a) Skyrmion transistor device geometry. The blue dashed box is a skyrmion channel. The red dashed box acts as a skyrmion generator and the green…
Study presents a new, highly efficient converter of quantum information carriers
An image of Dr. Michal Karpinski obtained using a standard Fresnel lens (photo: Mirosław Kazmierczak, source: University of Warsaw). Credit: Mirosław Kaźmierczak Light is a key carrier of information. It…
Quantum matter breakthrough: Tuning density waves
Illustration of a density wave. Credit: Harald Ritsch, Innsbruck University/EPFL. Scientists at EPFL have found a new way to create a crystalline structure called a “density wave” in an atomic…
