The researchers deposited textured platinum nanoparticles, represented by red triangles, on a silicon semiconductor, represented by the blue rectangle. Electrons, represented by the white circles and arrows, asymmetrically scatter from…
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43rd International Symposium on Physics in Collisi
The International Symposium on Physics in Collision (PIC) is a conference series that began in 1981 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The program of the symposium is composed of invited talks…
Optimism meets skepticism at Quantum Summit in Chicago
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pioneers of quantum computing have shared their dreams and skepticism about the fledgling industry, while Gov. JB Pritzker said he thinks it’s already attracting companies to…
Novel quantum lidar achieves high-sensitivity wind detection
Overview of the quantum erasure HOM (QEHOM) for free-space wind detection. Credit: Prof. Xue’s team A research team has proposed a wind sensing lidar theory based on up-conversion quantum interference…
Harnessing diamond imperfections opens a new frontier in quantum sensor development
Researchers in the lab of UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Prof. David Awschalom, including postdoctoral scholar Jonathan Marcks (right) and graduate student Benjamin S. Soloway, have devised a new…
New benchmark helps solve the hardest quantum problems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain From subatomic particles to complex molecules, quantum systems hold the key to understanding how the universe works. But there’s a catch: when you try to model…
