Energy harvesters surpass Carnot efficiency using non-thermal electron states

This infographic depicts a simplified diagram of the novel energy-harvesting technique using the TL liquid. Implementation of this strategy in practice could help in the conversion of waste heat generated…

Researchers demonstrate substrate design principles for scalable superconducting quantum materials

Molecular qubits can communicate at telecom frequencies

Ph.D. students Leah Weiss (left) and Grant Smith work in the lab of Professor David Awschalom. (Photo by John Zich). Credit: John Zich A team of scientists from the University…

Quantum key distribution method tested in urban infrastructure offers secure communications

Detection of time-bin superpositions with the temporal Talbot carpet. Credit: Maciej Ogrodnik, University of Warsaw In the era of instant data exchange and growing risks of cyberattacks, scientists are seeking…

Combination of quantum and classical computing supports early diagnosis of breast cancer

From imaging to diagnosis: experiment outline. Credit: Yasmin Rodrigues Sobrinho Quantum computing is still in its early stages of development, but researchers have extensively explored its potential uses. A recent…

Physicists solve mystery of loop current switching in kagome metals

Permanent nanoscale loop electrical currents in kagome metals. Credit: Kano Okada, Nagoya University Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects—behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales—become powerful enough to…

Quantum error correction codes enable efficient scaling to hundreds of thousands of qubits

The proposed error-correction codes are scalable to hundreds of thousands of qubits and are highly efficient, serving as the foundation for practical fault-tolerant quantum computing. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo,…

Physicists demonstrate 3,000 quantum-bit system capable of continuous operation

Neng-Chun Chiu (from left), Simon Hollerith, Luke Stewart, Mikhail Lukin, Jinen (Tim) Guo, Mohamed Abobeih, and Elias Trapp. Credit: Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer One often-repeated example illustrates the mind-boggling potential…

Researchers cut the time for a learning task from 20 million years to 15 minutes

The squeezer—an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) that uses a nonlinear crystal inside an optical cavity to manipulate the quantum fluctuations of light.—is responsible for the entanglement. Credit: Photo: Jonas Schou…

A new twist on Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle can sharpen quantum sensors

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For almost a century, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle has stood as one of the defining ideas of quantum physics: a particle’s position and momentum cannot be known…