The Science Astatine-211 (At-211) is one of a handful of promising alpha emitting radioisotopes for cancer therapy. Its short 7.2-hour half-life means that it must be handled quickly to minimize losses due…
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Quantum walk computing unlocks new potential in quantum science and technology
Quantum walk applications are divided into 4 main categories: quantum computing, quantum simulation, quantum information processing, and graph-theoretic applications. Credit: Xiaogang Qiang, Shixin Ma and Haijing Song Quantum walks are…
Team presents first demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy internet cables
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiberoptic cable already carrying internet traffic. The discovery introduces the new possibility of…
Most precise measurement of electrically neutral beauty meson lifetime achieved
A comparison of the new ATLAS result for the B0 lifetime with the previous ATLAS result, as well as results from the LHCb, CMS, D0, CDF, Belle II, BaBar and…
Scientists achieve collective quantum behavior in macroscopic oscillators
A hexamer of macroscopic mechanical oscillators for studying quantum collective phenomena. Credit: Mahdi Chegnizadeh (EPFL) Quantum technologies are radically transforming our understanding of the universe. One emerging technology is macroscopic…
Purple diamond maser could one day amplify signals from deep space
Diagram of new maser device developed at UNSW. Credit: Tony Melov UNSW engineers have developed and built a special maser system that boosts microwave signals—such as those from deep space—but…
Where’s my qubit? Scientists develop technique to detect atom loss
The central part of Sandia National Laboratories’ neutral-atom quantum computing apparatus, pictured here, includes a vacuum chamber and surrounding optics for trapping and controlling individual Cesium atoms. Credit: Craig Fritz…
Simple machine learning techniques can cut costs for quantum error mitigation while maintaining accuracy
A quantum circuit (left) is passed to an encoder (top) that creates a feature set for the ML model (right) based on the circuit and the quantum processor unit (QPU)…
