High-fidelity entangling gates connect remote superconducting quantum processors

Right: the team’s experimental setup. The quantum chips are mounted in two chip boxes separately. They are connected through a microwave cable. Left: image of the entangling concept. Two Schrödinger’s…

Physics-inspired computer architecture solves complex optimization problems

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial optimization problems. These are common in real-world applications…

Quantum technology expands global network in search for dark matter

GNOME measurement station at Leibniz IPHT in Jena: Dr. Theo Scholtes (left) and Göran Hellmann adjust a quantum magnetometer used in the search for traces of dark matter. In continuous…

Simulations reveal pion’s interaction with Higgs field with unprecedented precision

Wrinkles in atomically thin materials unlock ultraefficient electronics

Representation of electron spins in a bent 2D material exhibiting the persistent spin helix structure. Credit: Sunny Gupta Wrinkles can be an asset—especially for next-generation electronics. Rice University scientists have…

Technology from Columbia Engineering Powering Collaborative Breakthroughs

Newswise — The Large Hadron Collider is about to get an upgrade. When it’s back online, the massive instrument will use radiation-hardened chips to measure 1.5 billion particle collisions per…

Scientists program cells to create biological qubit in multidisciplinary research

Researchers have designed protein qubits that can be produced by cells naturally, opening possibilities for precision measurements of tissues, single cells, or even individual molecules. Credit: Jason Smith At first…

Engineers create new class of quantum sensors to detect faint molecular vibrations 

Spin-orbit approach boosts both speed and stability

High-speed method tracks fleeting quantum events