Credit: Tripathi et al. Quantum computers, which operate leveraging quantum mechanics effects, could soon outperform traditional computers in some advanced optimization and simulation tasks. Most quantum computing systems developed so…
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Methane’s collision with gold surfaces reveals how quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behavior
The interior of the vacuum chamber during a scattering experiment. The detector is shown in gray (top right) and the Au(111) gold surface is shown in yellow. The lines indicate…
Unraveling the origin of extremely bright quantum emitters
Schematic of light emission from the color center at the oxide/SiC interface. Credit: Osaka University Many next-generation quantum devices rely on single-photon emitters based on optically active defects in solids,…
How Schrödinger’s cat could help improve quantum computers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers could be made with fewer overall components, thanks to technology inspired by Schrödinger’s cat. A team of researchers from Amazon Web Services has used…
Scientists reveal key to affordable, room-temperature quantum light
Sythensized QDs suspended in solvents under laser irradiation. Credit: Jonathan Kyncl Quantum light sources are fickle. They can flicker like stars in the night sky and can fade out like…
Optical fiber link to make CERN more on time than ever
An optical fiber link to the ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antimatter Factory will assist in precise measurements of the properties of antihydrogen. Credit: CERN A new optical fiber link between…
Topological quantum processor uses Majorana zero modes for fault-tolerant computing
Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q’s 2025 conference. Credit: Microsoft In a leap forward for quantum computing, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa…
Research demonstrates readout technique for superconducting qubits
by Rigetti Computing Inc. Microwave qubit readout. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02742-3 This is where microwave-to-optical transduction comes into play, a field dedicated to the coherent conversion of microwave…
Newly realized nuclear-spin dark state promises reduced quantum decoherence
Two electrons (blue) in a state gate-defined quantum dot were used to create a nuclear-spin dark state. The dark state is a collective state of the nuclear spins (green) that…
