A schematic image shows a 2D sensor squeezed between two diamond anvils. Credit: Chong Zu The world of quantum physics is already mysterious, but what happens when that strange realm…
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Microscopes can now watch materials go quantum with liquid helium
Robert Hovden, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, describes how an upgraded cryo-electron microscope works at the Michigan Center for Materials Characterization. Credit: Eric Shaw, Office of the…
Proposed approach could bridge gap between general relativity and quantum mechanics
A circulating fluxon–antifluxon pair in coupled annular Josephson junctions behaves as a detector. The pair decays due to Unruh-induced fluctuations, and the resulting event is observed as a voltage jump.…
In quantum sensing, what beats beating noise? Meeting noise halfway
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Noise is annoying, whether you’re trying to sleep or exploit the laws of quantum physics. Although noise from environmental disturbances will always be with us, a…
Scientist returns to microbial roots and discovers potential quantum computing advancement
Nikhil Malvankar. Credit: Jon Atherton During his Ph.D. at UMass, Nikhil Malvankar was laser-focused on quantum mechanics and the movement of electrons in superconductors. Now a professor at Yale, the…
Twisted bilayer graphene reveals two distinct strongly interacting topological phases
Electron interaction plays a critical role in the Hofstadter energy spectrum of moiré quantum materials. Credit: Minhao He. Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG) is a material created by stacking two…
3D-printed micro ion traps could solve quantum tech’s miniaturization problem
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…
