Simulating magnetization in a Heisenberg quantum spin chain

Credit: Google LLC The rapid progress of quantum simulators is now enabling them to study problems that before have been limited to the domain of theoretical physics and numerical simulation.…

New focused approach can help untangle messy quantum scrambling problems

A collection of quantum particles can store information in various collective quantum states. The above model represents the states as blue nodes and illustrates how interactions can scramble the organized…

‘It’s ultimately about predicting everything’—theory could be a map in the hunt for quantum materials

Credit: Vendi Jukic Buca A breakthrough in theoretical physics is an important step toward predicting the behavior of the fundamental matter of which our world is built. It can be…

A breakthrough in monolithic Fabry-Perot microcavities

Transmitting entanglement between light and matter in the metropolitan network of Barcelona

Measurement of non-classical correlations between remote locations. Map of the metropolitan area of Barcelona, with the three locations highlighted: ICFO, where the memory and SPDC source are located; CTTI, where…

‘Shear sound waves’ provide the magic for linking ultrasound and magnetic waves

One degree above absolute zero

Credit: Diraq For decades, the pursuit of quantum computing has struggled with the need for extremely low temperatures, mere fractions of a degree above absolute zero (0 Kelvin or –273.15°C).…

Realizing clean qubits for quantum computers using electrons on helium

Illustration depicting a qubit made out of an electron (small sphere) floating on helium (gray block). Such qubits could form the basis of quantum computers. Credit: RIKEN Center for Quantum…

Study achieves largest photon emission enhancement for single T center to date

Researchers find first experimental evidence for a graviton-like particle in a quantum material

Light probing a chiral graviton mode in a fractional quantum Hall effect liquid. Credit: Lingjie Du, Nanjing University A team of scientists from Columbia, Nanjing University, Princeton, and the University…