Discovery challenges existing theories of magnetism in kagome metals

Led by Zheng Ren, right, and Ming Yi, left, a new study on iron-tin thin films reshapes scientific understanding of kagome magnets. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. A discovery by Rice…

Quantum simulator could help uncover materials for high-performance electronics

25 km quantum network link between Dutch cities represents a key advance

Artist impression of the connection (entanglement) between the demonstrated quantum network connection. The two authors, Kian van de Ende & Arian Stolk, represent the quantum computers at either end of…

AI training method can drastically shorten time for calculations in quantum mechanics

How a classical computer beat a quantum computer at its own game

An illustration of a quantum system that was simulated by both classical and quantum computers. The highlighted sections show how the influence of the system’s components is confined to nearby…

Scientists provide direct evidence of breakdown of spin statistics in ion-atom charge exchange collisions

The reaction microscope at IMP. Credit: IMP Since the first X-ray image of a comet was reported using an X-ray telescope in 1996, the investigation of charge exchange in collisions between…

Study observes a phase transition in magic of a quantum system with random circuits

Picture of a trapped-ion quantum computer on which the experiment was conducted. Credit: IonQ In the context of quantum mechanics and information, “magic” is a key property of quantum states…

A new spectroscopy method reveals water’s quantum secrets

Ph.D. student Eksha Chaudhary with the correlated vibrational spectroscopy setup. Credit: Jamani Caillet For the first time, EPFL researchers have exclusively observed molecules participating in hydrogen bonds in liquid water,…

Scientists gain insight into the material defects that cause errors in quantum computing

Researchers use high-performance computing to analyze a quantum photonics experiment

Scientists at Paderborn University have for the first time used high-performance computing (on the right in the picture the Paderborn supercomputer Noctua) to analyze a quantum photonics experiment on a…