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Harnessing magnons for quantum information processing
Researchers have determined how to use magnons—collective vibrations of the magnetic spins of atoms—for next-generation information technologies, including quantum technologies with magnetic systems.
Condensed Matter
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Decades-old mystery of AlCl dipole moment resolved
In a study that closes a long-standing knowledge gap in fundamental science, researchers Boerge Hemmerling and Stephen Kane at the University of California, Riverside, have successfully measured the electric dipole moment ...
General Physics
4 hours ago
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Recent developments in klystron technology for future energy-efficient colliders
The Higgs boson is the most intriguing and unusual object yet discovered by fundamental science. There is no higher experimental priority for particle physics than building an electron–positron collider to produce it copiously ...
General Physics
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Here's what happens when quark-gluon plasma 'splashes' during the most energetic particle collisions
New data from particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), an "atom smasher" at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, reveals how the primordial soup generated in the ...
General Physics
18 hours ago
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Quantum navigation device uses atoms to measure acceleration in 3D
In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions—a feat that many scientists ...
Condensed Matter
19 hours ago
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Quantum mechanics provide truly random numbers on demand
Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also key in security; if a ...
Quantum Physics
22 hours ago
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Charge-parity symmetry breaking revealed in Rydberg atom multibody systems
A research team has observed multibody interaction-induced EPs and hysteresis trajectories in cold Rydberg atomic gases. They revealed the phenomenon of charge-conjugation parity (CP) symmetry breaking in non-Hermitian multibody ...
General Physics
21 hours ago
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Scientists achieve shortest hard X-ray pulses to date
Once only a part of science fiction, lasers are now everyday objects used in research, health care and even just for fun. Previously available only in low-energy light, lasers are now available in wavelengths from microwaves ...
Optics & Photonics
22 hours ago
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Iodine-stabilized single-longitudinal-mode laser enhances atmospheric sensing and environmental monitoring
A research team led by Prof. Zhang Tianshu at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a compact all-solid-state continuous-wave (CW) single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) laser with ...
Optics & Photonics
17 hours ago
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Two different time scales could increase quantum clock accuracy exponentially
How can the strange properties of quantum particles be exploited to perform extremely accurate measurements? This question is at the heart of the research field of quantum metrology. One example is the atomic clock, which ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 10, 2025
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IBM claims 'real world' edge in quantum computing race
Technology veteran IBM on Tuesday laid out a plan to have a "practical" quantum computer tackling big problems before the end of this decade.
Quantum Physics
Jun 10, 2025
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Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universe
An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves toward a better understanding of the behavior of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, which are similar to those ...
General Physics
Jun 10, 2025
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Compact magnetometer innovation enables ultra-sensitive detection in high magnetic fields
A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a compact dynamic cantilever magnetometer with a diameter of just 22 mm, achieving magnetic moment sensitivity ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 10, 2025
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First on-chip photonic qubit enables GKP states for error correction at room temperature
Xanadu has achieved a significant milestone in the development of scalable quantum hardware by generating error-resistant photonic qubits on an integrated chip platform. A foundational result in Xanadu's roadmap, this first-ever ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 10, 2025
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Machine learning helps ease the jitters of high-power lasers
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a breakthrough in laser technology by using machine learning (ML) to help stabilize a high-power laser.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 10, 2025
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'Link-bots' can move, explore, cooperate without sensing or computation
Coordinated behaviors like swarming—from ant colonies to schools of fish—are found everywhere in nature. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have given a nod to ...
General Physics
Jun 10, 2025
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Nonreciprocal light speed control achieved using cavity magnonics device
The reliable manipulation of the speed at which light travels through objects could have valuable implications for the development of various advanced technologies, including high-speed communication systems and quantum information ...
Physicists set new world record for qubit operation accuracy
Physicists at the University of Oxford have set a new global benchmark for the accuracy of controlling a single quantum bit, achieving the lowest-ever error rate for a quantum logic operation—just 0.000015%, or one error ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 9, 2025
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How an atomic nucleus can have two different shapes with only slightly different energy levels
A team of researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU) has discovered that cobalt-70 isotopes form different nuclear shapes when their energy levels differ only slightly. The ...
General Physics
Jun 9, 2025
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Quantum machine learning: Small-scale photonic quantum processor can already outperform classical counterparts
One of the current hot research topics is the combination of two of the most recent technological breakthroughs: machine learning and quantum computing.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 9, 2025
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