Hallmark quantum behavior in bouncing droplets
In our everyday classical world, what you see is what you get. A ball is just a ball, and when lobbed through the air, its trajectory is straightforward and clear. But if that ball were…
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A maverick physicist is building a case for scrapping quantum gravity
A rift runs deep through the heart of physics. The general theory of relativity, which describes gravity, clashes with quantum physics. In an effort to seal that physics fissure,…
‘We’re hitting new limits.’ North Carolina quantum computing…
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When Jungsang Kim came to Duke University in 2004, he…
How quantum ‘squeezing’ will help LIGO detect more gravitational waves
Putting the squeeze on light improves gravitational wave observatories.
An upgrade to one such observatory, LIGO, that comes from exploiting a quantum rule known as the…
Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Quantum computers promise to reach speeds and efficiencies impossible for even the fastest supercomputers of today. Yet the technology hasn't seen much scale-up and commercialization largely…
The development of quantum dots wins the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry
Work on tiny dots that light up TV screens and help doctors see the blood vessels that feed tumors has earned three scientists the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices: MIT engineers…
Flat screen TVs that incorporate quantum dots are now commercially available, but it has been more difficult to create arrays of their elongated cousins, quantum rods, for commercial…
When electrons slowly vanish during cooling: Researchers observe an effect in the…
Many substances change their properties when they are cooled below a certain critical temperature. Such a phase transition occurs, for example, when water freezes. However, in certain metals…
Quantum Tech Intended for National Security Is Testing U.S. Alliances
The Australian physicist shook the heavy metal box that resembled a beer cooler but held a quantum sensor. A computer screen showed that the cutting-edge device — with lasers manipulating…
Quantum computers can now interface with power grid equipment
Atom Computing’s quantum computing solution stack has been interfaced with power research equipment at the National…