By developing a microscopic quantum elasticity theory, this work describes the dynamics of deformations in a quasicrystalline lattice of bosonic particles at the lowest temperatures. Figure (a) illustrates an example…
Category: Quantum Physics
Researchers attain coherent control of a hybrid quantum network node
A hybrid multiqubit node-based diamond color centers in a large-scale quantum network. Credit: Chang et al. Quantum technologies, which operate leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, have the potential to outperform their…
It’s a quantum zoo out there, and scientists just found a dozen new ‘species’
A “map” of the zoo: quantum states emerging in samples of twisted molybdenum ditelluride. The peaks correspond to different fractional charges. Credit: Columbia University There are a seemingly endless number…
Matter mediates ultrastrong coupling between light particles
Junichiro Kono. Credit: George Vidal / Rice University A team of Rice University researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a…
New quantum ‘game’ showcases the promise of quantum computers
Schematic of the state preparation procedure. Credit: Oliver Hart et al Imagine the tiniest game of checkers in the world—one played by using lasers to precisely shuffle around ions across…
How dipolar interactions shape two-dimensional superfluid behavior
A schematic illustration of superfluid behavior in the equation of state measurement. Credit: HKUST In a recent study, researchers made a significant observation of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) phase transition in…
Smaller, smarter building blocks for future quantum technology
Chip with the couple cavity arrays (CCAs) wire bonded to a printed circuit board on top of a copper holder. Credit: EPFL/HQC – CC-BY-SA 4.0 Scientists at EPFL have made…