Observation of 3D acoustic quantum Hall states

Physicists discover a way to imprint a previously unseen geometrical form of chirality onto electrons

Schematic representation of the experimental setup used to shape electrons into chiral coils of mass and charge. Credit: Dr. Yiqi Fang, University of Konstanz Have you ever placed the palm…

New method achieves tenfold increase in quantum coherence time via destructive interference of correlated noise

Schematic representation of destructive interference of cross-correlated noise, control sequences and experimental setup. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.223601 Key achievements of this new strategy include: Tenfold increase in…

New method could yield fast, cross-country quantum network

To make a quantum network a reality, researchers in Jiang Group at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have proposed building long quantum channels using vacuum-sealed tubes…

Boosting UV light absorption in 2D semiconductor with quantum dot hybrids for enhanced light emission

A new approach to realize quantum mechanical squeezing

Schematic of nonclassical mechanical states from a resonator–qubit combination. A transmon qubit couples capacitively to acoustic mechanical modes of a separate sapphire slab, one of which is represented as a…

Searching for dark matter with the coldest quantum detectors in the world

The experiment is at about a 10000th of a degree above absolute zero in a special refrigerator ; Dr. Autti (right). Credit: Lancaster University One of the greatest mysteries of…

Scientists achieve first intercity quantum key distribution with deterministic single-photon source

‘Acceleration beats’ shine bright light on a novel universal modulation regime in a semiconductor-based laser

(Left) A lighthouse with the green-color lamp that rotates with angular frequency ω. (Right) It’s spectrum for increasing rotation frequency, showing spectral wiggles close to the two Doppler-shifted peaks—the acceleration…

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