What puts the electronic pep in peptides? A folded structure, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-peptides-electrically-unfolded-reveals.html
The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to a team led by researchers at Penn State, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabrica...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-kink-state-pathway-quantum-electronics.html
Researchers at QuTech developed somersaulting spin qubits for universal quantum logic. This achievement may enable efficient control of large semiconductor qubit arrays. The research group publis...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-somersaulting-qubits-universal-quantum-logic.html
Using two optically-trapped glass nanoparticles, researchers observed a novel collective Non-Hermitian and non-linear dynamic driven by non-reciprocal interactions. This contribution expands trad...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-nonreciprocal-interactions-nonlinear-hermitian-dynamics.html
Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed various computing tools that could help to solve challenges in quantum physics. These include large-scale deep neural networks that can b...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-optimization-algorithm-successfully-ground-state.html
An international research team from Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich and Korea's IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) has developed a quantum sensor capable of detecting minute magnetic fi...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-mri-tool-quantum-materials-sensor.html
Quantum information systems offer faster, more powerful computing methods than standard computers to help solve many of the world's toughest problems. Yet fulfilling this ultimate promise will re...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-combining-atoms-photonics-quantum-devices.html
Quantum information science uses the physics that describes the smallest particles—such as electrons or photons—to potentially revolutionize computing and related technologies. This new field...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-unequal-access-quantum-limit.html
A supercrystal formation previously unobserved in a metal-insulating material was discovered by a Cornell-led research team, potentially unlocking new ways to engineer materials and devices with ...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-spontaneous-supercrystal-metal-insulator.html
Dr. Jaeyeon Pyo's team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has become the first in the world to reveal light emission patterns from 3D-printed nanowires, which has been publi...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-3d-method-reveals-emission-nanowires.html
Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theoretical framework for studying the forces within atomic nuclei and their constituent protons and neutrons. A major part of QCD research involves how quarks...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-scientists-energy-pressure-analogies-linking.html
In a new Physical Review Letters study, scientists propose a new method for combining solid-state spin qubits with nanomechanical resonators for scalable and programmable quantum systems.
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-scientists-solid-state-qubits-nanomechanical.html
The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The goal is to recognize "the importance of quantum science and the need for wider awareness of...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-huge-quantum-technologies-discuss.html
In recent years, two cutting-edge technologies have rapidly gained momentum: quantum entangled light sources and ultrafast stimulated Raman spectroscopy.
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-high-camera-molecules-entangled-photons.html
An international team of physicists, centered at Trinity, has proven new theorems in quantum mechanics that describe the "energy landscapes" of collections of quantum particles.
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-physicists-theorems-energy-landscape-quantum.html
In a significant leap forward for quantum technology, researchers have achieved a milestone in harnessing the frequency dimension within integrated photonics. This breakthrough not only promises ...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-silicon-photonics-large-scale-applications.html
With just the flick of a switch, quantum materials can undergo drastic changes. One notable example is the insulator-to-metal transition, a reversible physical phenomenon in which a material shif...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-metal-insulator-transition-quantum-material.html
Exploration of exotic quantum phase transitions has always been a focus in condensed matter physics. Critical phenomena in a phase transition are entirely determined by the universality class, wh...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-exploring-dimensional-quantum-griffiths-singularity.html
Entanglement, Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," today is THE tool of quantum information science. It is the essential resource for quantum computers and used to transmit quantum informati...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-propagating-entanglement-button.html
The quantum Hall effect (QHE) is one of the most notable discoveries in condensed matter physics, opening the door to topological physics. Extending QHE into three dimensions is an inspiring but ...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-3d-acoustic-quantum-hall-states.html
Have you ever placed the palm of your left hand on the back of your right hand in such a way that all fingers point in the same direction? If you have, then you probably know that your left thumb...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-physicists-imprint-previously-unseen-geometrical.html
Tachyons are hypothetical particles that travel at speeds greater than the speed of light. These superluminal particles, are the "enfant terrible" of modern physics. Until recently, they were gen...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-physicists-tachyons-special-theory.html
Quantum computing, which uses the laws of quantum mechanics, can solve pressing problems in a broad range of fields, from medicine to machine learning, that are too complex for classical computer...
Researchers have developed a new method to significantly enhance quantum technology performance by using the cross-correlation of two noise sources to extend coherence time, improve control fidel...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-method-tenfold-quantum-coherence-destructive.html
The idea of time travel has dazzled sci-fi enthusiasts for years. Science tells us that traveling to the future is technically feasible, at least if you're willing to go near the speed of light, ...
Implementing a fault-tolerant quantum processor requires coupling qubits to generate entanglement. Superconducting qubits are a promising platform for quantum information processing, but scaling ...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-multimode-coupler-advances-scalable-quantum.html
In a study published in Nature, a research team has, for the first time, observed the antiferromagnetic phase transition within a large-scale quantum simulator of the fermionic Hubbard model (FHM...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-fermionic-hubbard-quantum-simulator-antiferromagnetic.html
Charge density waves are quantum phenomena occurring in some materials, which involve a static modulation of conduction electrons and the periodic distortion of the lattice. These waves have been...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-visualizing-boundary-modes-density-topological.html
Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-visible-infrared-high-quality-nanocrystals.html
Quantum computers offer powerful ways to improve cybersecurity, communications, and data processing, among other fields. To realize these full benefits, however, multiple quantum computers must b...
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-method-yield-fast-country-quantum.html