Study observes a phase transition in magic of a quantum system with random circuits

Picture of a trapped-ion quantum computer on which the experiment was conducted. Credit: IonQ In the context of quantum mechanics and information, “magic” is a key property of quantum states…

A new spectroscopy method reveals water’s quantum secrets

Ph.D. student Eksha Chaudhary with the correlated vibrational spectroscopy setup. Credit: Jamani Caillet For the first time, EPFL researchers have exclusively observed molecules participating in hydrogen bonds in liquid water,…

Scientists gain insight into the material defects that cause errors in quantum computing

Researchers use high-performance computing to analyze a quantum photonics experiment

Scientists at Paderborn University have for the first time used high-performance computing (on the right in the picture the Paderborn supercomputer Noctua) to analyze a quantum photonics experiment on a…

Room-temperature nonreciprocal Hall effect could heat up future technology development

The researchers deposited textured platinum nanoparticles, represented by red triangles, on a silicon semiconductor, represented by the blue rectangle. Electrons, represented by the white circles and arrows, asymmetrically scatter from…

Superconductivity offers new insights into quantum material MnBi₂Te₄

43rd International Symposium on Physics in Collisi

The International Symposium on Physics in Collision (PIC) is a conference series that began in 1981 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The program of the symposium is composed of invited talks…

How fast is quantum entanglement? Scientists investigate it at the attosecond scale

Optimism meets skepticism at Quantum Summit in Chicago

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pioneers of quantum computing have shared their dreams and skepticism about the fledgling industry, while Gov. JB Pritzker said he thinks it’s already attracting companies to…

Physicists uncover universal non-equilibrium quantum dynamics in randomly interacting spin models