Cambridge-based Riverlane produces a chip that detects and corrects the errors currently holding back quantum computing. Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change, and on…
Category: Quantum Physics
Physicists develop new method to combine conventional internet with the quantum internet
In their experiment, the researchers can change the color of a laser pulse with a high-speed electrical signal so that it matches the color of the entangled photon. This effect…
2D nano-semiconductors advancing quantum technology
An artist’s rendering of moiré excitons in a nano-semiconductor. Credit: KyotoU/Matsuda Lab Quantum technology is quantifiable in qubits, which are the most basic unit of data in quantum computers. The…
Experiment uses quantum techniques to stimulate photons, enhancing search for dark matter
Akash Dixit, a former University of Chicago postdoctoral researcher, participated in the project at Fermilab to stimulate photon emission. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab Scientists cannot observe dark matter directly, so…
Layered superconductor coaxed to show unusual properties with potential for quantum computing
Conceptual illustration showing a pair of electrons spinning in opposite directions. Credit: Duan Research Group/UCLA A team led by researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has designed a…
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Two magnets oriented vertically can measure an electron’s vertical spin. After moving through the magnets, the electron is deflected either up or down. Similarly, two magnets oriented horizontally can measure…
