Opening of the LHCb detector in 2018. Credit: CERN, LHCb Collaboration. The observation of elusive, exotic particles is the key objective of countless studies, as it could open new avenues…
Category: Physics
Cryogenic on-wafer prober determines quality of qubit devices for quantum computing and quantum sensing
The cryogenic on-wafer prober at Fraunhofer IAF enables fully automatic characterizations of up to 25 whole 200-mm or 300-mm wafers with devices for quantum computing and sensing. Credit: Fraunhofer IAF…
Researchers Test Quantum Theory with Precision-Engineered Thin Films
The Science Comparing experimental results and theoretical calculations can be difficult for quantum materials. These are materials that have special properties, such as superconductivity, that can only be understood using the…
Cabling for LHC Upgrade Wraps Up
Newswise — To better understand how our universe works, researchers are upgrading the most powerful particle accelerator in the world: the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Today, a team at the…
A simpler way to connect quantum computers
Researchers from Princeton University have created a new way to link quantum computers with high-fidelity signals using telecom-band wavelengths of light. Credit: Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy Researchers have a…
A particular way of creating quantum entanglement may improve accuracy of advanced quantum sensors
Innsbruck physicists entangled all particles in the chain with each other and produced a so-called squeezed quantum state. Credit: Steven Burrows and the Rey Group/JILA Metrological institutions around the world…
Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
The field of quantum physics is rife with paths leading to tantalising new areas of study, but one rabbit hole offers a unique vantage point into a world where particles…
Chessboard-like method enables the operation of largest gate-defined quantum dot system
Photograph of the quantum chip hosting the 16 quantum dot crossbar array, seamlessly integrated to a chessboard motif. Every quantum dot, like a pawn on a chessboard, is uniquely identifiable…
