Category: Physics
Programmable platform offers new ways to explore electrons in chiral systems
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…
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…
Trapped-ion advances break new ground in quantum computing
The Enchilada Trap, manufactured in Sandia National Laboratories’ Microsystems Engineering, Science and Applications fabrication facility. Credit: Craig Fritz Research at the Quantum Systems Accelerator has been steadily breaking new ground,…
Strontium optical lattice clock in China surpasses key benchmarks for precision timekeeping
The setup of the NTSC SrII optical lattice clock. Credit: NTSC A research team led by Prof. Chang Hong from the National Time Service Center (NTSC) of the Chinese Academy…
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…
