3D printing process and SEM images of a 3D-printed trap (3D-100-Au-V). Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09474-1 Traditional 3D ion traps use electrodes arranged around the ion in three dimensions, which…
Category: Physics
Deep Beneath the French Alps, Scientists Hunt for Dark Matter
It cannot be directly observed—rather, its presence is inferred by its gravitational influence on the universe, such as binding galaxy clusters together and moving stars around their galaxy faster than…
Quantum emitter discovery in diamonds enables a new type of coupling
An NV-hosting nanodiamond on an AFM tip probes a topological waveguide. Suppressing RCP emission at 710 nm reveals regions supporting chiral modes (fringes in right image). Credit: Carlos Meriles Researchers…
Algorithms that address malicious noise could result in more accurate, dependable quantum computing
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers promise enormous computational power, but the nature of quantum states makes computation and data inherently “noisy.” Rice University computer scientists have developed algorithms that…
Fabrication technique opens door to new materials for quantum hardware
Superconducting resonators store electromagnetic energy for quantum computers. Credit: Iliya Shiravand and Moeid Jamalzadeh Researchers have demonstrated a new fabrication approach that enables the exploration of a broader range of…
Quantum researchers observe real-time switching of magnet in heart of single atom
Artist impression, based on actual measurement data, of the nuclear spin of an atom flipping between distinct quantum states. The flipping was observed as a fluctuation in the electrical current…
Physicists model vacuum tunneling in a 2D superfluid
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously created out of nothing, through…
Probability theorem gets quantum makeover after 250 years
What would Thomas Bayes think? In 1763, he proposed a new approach to calculate probabilities. An international team has now updated his ideas to deliver a quantum Bayes’ rule. Credit:…
