Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For almost a century, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle has stood as one of the defining ideas of quantum physics: a particle’s position and momentum cannot be known…
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Quantum random number generator combines small size and high speed
A new chip-based quantum random number generator (QRNG) combines miniaturization with high-speed, high-quality operation. The researchers showed it can generate unpredictable random numbers at a rate of 3 Gbps. Credit:…
SLAC’s 2026 Panofsky Fellow Ann Wang Hunts for Dark Matter
Read this feature in SLAC’s News Center. Newswise — Ann Wang, who’s on the hunt for dark matter, has been awarded the 2026 Panofsky Fellowship at the Department of Energy’s…
Scientists sidestep Heisenberg uncertainty principle in precision sensing experiment
Dr. Christophe Valahu in the Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney Nano Institute. Dr. Valahu is standing in front of the ion trap used in the experiment. Credit:…
Device-independent method certifies genuinely entangled subspaces in photonic and superconducting systems
Logical subspace and Quantum self-checking schematic. (Image by USTC). Credit: USTC In a study published in Reports on Progress in Physics, researchers have achieved device-independent characterization of genuinely entangled subspaces…
New relay architecture based on a quantum dot single-photon source enables secure communication across 300 km
85%) between single photons and coherent pulses, a critical requirement for reliable quantum relay operation. Credit: Nature Physics [DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03005-5.”>
Time crystals arise from quantum interactions once thought to prevent their formation
Correlations between quantum particles result in a rhythmic signal – without the need for an external beat to set the tempo. Credit: TU Wien Nature has many rhythms: the seasons…
Neutron detector mobilizes muons for nuclear, quantum material
Lead muon detector developer Polad Shikhaliev looks on as JungHyun Bae, a Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow at ORNL, looks inside a muon detector he envisioned during his doctoral studies. Credit:…
Controlling electron interference in time with chirped laser pulses
Illustration of chirped laser-assisted dynamic interference. Credit: Federico Vismarra, ETH Zürich In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons act like waves and can even interfere with themselves—a striking and counterintuitive…
