A NOON state is a superposed quantum state where N particles are in one state “at the same time” and in another “at the same time”. Here, the particles are trapped in two wells, within a trap formed by lasers. The superimposed state therefore, consists of a state in which all the particles are in the left-hand well, and a state in which they are trapped in the right-hand well. The particles interact with each other and ‘stick’ together when they are in the same site, preventing an isolated particle from leaving the trap. Credit: University of Liège / S. Dengis

Rapid Creation of NOON States

Researchers at the University of Liège developed a breakthrough method that accelerates the creation of quantum NOON states using ultra-cold atoms from minutes to just 0.1 seconds, making these previously inaccessible quantum superpositions practical for applications in quantum metrology and computing.

Spin S = 1/2 chains in Ti4MnBi2.

One-Dimensional Quantum Magnetism in Metallic Ti₄MnBi₂

Scientists at UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute have discovered that the metallic compound Ti4MnBi2 exhibits rare one-dimensional quantum magnetism with strongly entangled magnetic moments and conduction electrons, representing only the second known metallic system with confirmed one-dimensional magnetism and opening new possibilities for quantum computing and spintronics.

Photoluminescent excitation spectrum of Er3+ ions in silicon.

Long optical and electron spin coherence times for erbium ions in silicon

Erbium ions in silicon demonstrate unprecedented coherence properties with optical linewidths below 70 kHz and electron spin coherence times exceeding 0.8 ms, establishing a promising telecommunications-compatible platform for quantum information processing that leverages existing silicon nanofabrication technologies.

Schematic illustration of cluster quantum microcombs.

On-Chip Quantum Entanglement: 60-Mode Cluster States

Chinese researchers achieved a groundbreaking advance in quantum photonics by generating a massive 60-mode entangled cluster state directly on a chip using optical microresonators and a multi-laser pump technique, creating high-quality quantum entanglement that could revolutionize chip-based quantum computers, secure communications, and advanced sensors.

Dr. Taylor Stock loading a sample into the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), used to perform atomic scale fabrication. Credit: Agnese Abrusci/UCL.

Chip Fabrication: Arsenic Atoms Transform Quantum Tech

UCL researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique using arsenic atoms in silicon that achieves a 97% success rate for single-atom placement (compared to phosphorus’s 70%), potentially solving quantum computing’s twin challenges of error rates and scalability through scanning tunneling microscopy hydrogen resist lithography.

Industrial 300 mm wafer processed spin qubits in natural silicon/silicon-germanium: Device architecture and charge control.

Industrial 300 mm wafer processed spin qubits in natural silicon/silicon-germanium

A landmark study demonstrates fully industrialized fabrication of high-performance silicon quantum dots using 300mm semiconductor wafer processes, achieving impressive metrics including sub-2μeV charge noise, 1-second spin relaxation times, and 99% gate fidelities, while incorporating monolithic cobalt micromagnets, thus establishing a viable pathway for scaling quantum computing through existing semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure.

Transducer-driven superconducting qubit scheme. Credit: Lončar group / Harvard SEAS

Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Quantum Photon Router

Harvard scientists have developed a groundbreaking photon router that creates an optical interface between light signals and superconducting microwave qubits, potentially solving a major quantum computing challenge by enabling different quantum systems to communicate efficiently without bulky wires, thus bringing distributed, fiber-optic-based quantum computers closer to reality.

Enhancing Majorana stability with a three-site Kitaev chain

Scalable Kitaev Chains for Quantum Computing

A QuTech-led research team successfully created a three-site Kitaev chain in a hybrid InSb/Al nanowire that demonstrates enhanced stability of Majorana zero modes compared to two-site chains, marking significant progress toward scalable topological quantum computing.

Quantum skyrmions through noise.

Topological Quantum Resilience: Skyrmions Defeat Noise Barrier

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum information encoded in topological skyrmions remains resilient to environmental noise even as entanglement deteriorates, representing a breakthrough “digitization” approach that could revolutionize practical quantum technologies without requiring complex compensation strategies.

Experimental setup of the OPA at 1553 nm. DFB, distributed feedback; PPLN, periodically poled lithium niobate.

New 193nm Laser Creates Vortex Beams for Advanced Chipmaking

A groundbreaking compact solid-state laser system generates 193-nm coherent light for semiconductor lithography while also producing the first-ever 193-nm vortex beam carrying orbital angular momentum, offering superior coherence and potential applications in wafer processing, defect inspection, and quantum technologies.

Simulating two-dimensional lattice QED with matter fields.

Qudit Quantum Computing Breaks New Ground in Gauge Theory

Researchers from the University of Innsbruck and the University of Waterloo have achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing by using qudits (quantum units with multiple values) instead of traditional qubits to efficiently simulate quantum electrodynamics in two dimensions, demonstrating magnetic field interactions between particles and opening new possibilities for solving previously intractable problems in particle physics.

High-precision quantum gates with diamond spin qubits

High-precision quantum gates with diamond spin qubits

QuTech researchers, collaborating with Fujitsu and Element Six, have achieved a significant quantum computing milestone by demonstrating diamond spin-based quantum gates with error rates below 0.1%—satisfying a critical threshold for quantum error correction and bringing us one step closer to scalable quantum computation.

Experimental setup demonstrating entanglement between two photons. (a) The experimental setup: A 405 nm laser illuminates a β-barium borate (BBO) crystal to generate entangled photon pairs, with the idler photon in the upper arm and the signal photon in the lower arm. The metasurface (MS) encodes polarization information into holographic letters. (b) The signal photon’s hologram observed without a polarizer (eraser) in the idler arm. (c-f) Holograms with different polarizer orientations in the idler arm. The polarizer set to horizontal (H), diagonal (D), vertical (V), and antidiagonal (A) orientations selectively erases the corresponding letter in the holographic output. Credit: H. Liang et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.7.2.026006

Quantum Holograms: Metasurfaces Unlock New Frontiers in Quantum Entanglement

Researchers have successfully created quantum holograms using metasurfaces, enabling unprecedented control over entangled photon pairs where the polarization of one photon can selectively erase holographic content in its partner, demonstrating precise quantum control with applications in secure communication and anti-counterfeiting technology.

Nonlinear superconducting resonator circuit for investigating dissipative phase transitions. Credit: Guillaume Beaulieu (EPFL)

Quantum Leap: New Phase Transitions Stabilize Computing

Researchers successfully observed “dissipative phase transitions” in quantum systems using a superconducting Kerr resonator at near-absolute zero temperatures, revealing phenomena like “squeezing,” metastability, and “critical slowing down” that could revolutionize quantum computing and sensing technologies through enhanced stability and precision.

Beyond Classical: D-Wave First to Demonstrate Quantum Supremacy on Useful, Real-World Problem

D-Wave First to Demonstrate Quantum Supremacy

D-Wave Quantum Inc. has achieved the world’s first demonstration of quantum computational supremacy on a useful real-world problem, using their Advantage2 prototype quantum annealer to perform complex magnetic materials simulations in minutes that would take a classical supercomputer nearly one million years and consume more than the world’s annual electricity.

Quantum Dot Stabilization Breakthrough

Quantum Dot Stabilization Breakthrough

Lead halide perovskite quantum dots covered with stacked phenethylammonium ligands exhibit nearly non-blinking single photon emission with high purity (~98%) and extraordinary photostability (12+ hours), solving critical surface defect issues through π-π stacking interactions that create a stabilizing epitaxial ligand layer, enabling reliable room-temperature quantum emission for advanced computing and communication applications.

In the new method, two boron nitride (n-BN) layers twisted with respect to each other create an electric field in a molybdenum diselenide semiconductor (MoSe2). A light beam (red) is used to study the properties of the electrons in the semiconductor. Credit: ETH Zurich

Harnessing Coulomb Interactions in Nanoscale Ferroelectric Moiré Structures

Researchers created a nanoscale ferroelectric moiré pattern using hexagonal boron nitride layers to generate a purely electrostatic potential that enhances Coulomb interactions in transition metal dichalcogenides, enabling optical detection of electron correlations and ordered states while opening pathways to explore exotic quantum phenomena like chiral layer-pseudospin liquids and kinetic magnetism.

Boosted Bell-state measurements for photonic quantum computation: Schematic of the experimental setup.

Boosted Bell-state measurements for photonic quantum computation

Researchers achieved a groundbreaking advancement in photonic quantum computing by implementing a boosted Bell-state measurement with a success probability of 69.3%, significantly exceeding the conventional 50% limit and demonstrating a threefold improvement in photon-loss tolerance for fault-tolerant fusion-based quantum computing.

Thermoelectric Cooper Pair Splitter.

Quantum Correlations in Cooper Pair Splitters: A Comprehensive Analysis

Recent experiments with superconductor-quantum dot hybrids demonstrate that contact-induced level broadening and hybridization effects in thermoelectric Cooper pair splitters lead to shifted resonances and parity reversal in thermoelectric current, revealing new avenues for harnessing nonlocal quantum correlations in solid-state systems through gate voltage control.

Stabilisers for the planar surface code.

The Reset Dilemma: Optimizing Quantum Error Correction

Quantum error correction experiments face a trade-off where unconditional qubit reset can theoretically double error tolerance during logical operations, but no-reset approaches perform better in practice when reset operations are slow or error-prone, prompting the development of novel syndrome extraction circuits to mitigate these limitations.

chematic diagram of the Zuchongzhi-3 chip. 105 qubits and 182 couplers are integrated on the same chip to perform quantum random circuit sampling tasks. Credit: USTC

China Quantum Computing Breakthrough with Zuchongzhi-3

Researchers at China’s USTC have developed Zuchongzhi-3, a groundbreaking 105-qubit quantum computer that processes calculations 10^15 times faster than the most powerful supercomputers and one million times faster than Google’s latest quantum systems, marking a significant advancement in quantum supremacy.

Daniel Blumenthal. Credit: Matt Perko, UC Santa Barbara

Miniaturizing Quantum Technologies with Integrated Photonics

A quantum photonics researcher who pioneered the miniaturization of cold atom trapping systems through integrated photonics at UC Santa Barbara, successfully developing the first photonic integrated 3D magneto-optical trap (PICMOT) that enables portable quantum technologies with applications in precision sensing, timekeeping, and quantum computing.