Physicists measure quantum geometry for first time

Schematics of the spin-resolved CD-ARPES set-up. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02678-8 The MIT team solved the problem using a technique called angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, or ARPES. Comin, Kang, and…

Scientists observe ‘negative time’ in quantum experiments

Experimental physicist Daniela Angulo poses with an apparatus in the physics lab at the University of Toronto. Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material…

Researchers take ‘significant leap forward’ with quantum simulation of molecular electron transfer

Front row, from left to right: Peter Wolynes, Guido Pagano and Jose Onuchic. Back row, from left to right: Roman Zhuravel, Midhuna Duraisamy Suganthi and Visal So. Credit: Alex Becker/Rice…

Automation of Nuclear Chemistry Processes Leads to

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…

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…

Colliding top quarks reveal hidden quantum ‘magic’

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…