Researchers successfully simulated Google’s 53-qubit Sycamore quantum circuit seven times faster than the original quantum computer using 1,432 GPUs and innovative tensor network algorithms, effectively refuting Google’s quantum advantage claim.
Scientists have discovered and experimentally confirmed the existence of “quadruplons,” genuine four-body quasi-particles consisting of two electrons and two holes tightly bound together in a monolayer semiconductor, which represent a fundamentally new type of matter excitation beyond previously known quasi-particles like excitons and bi-excitons.
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.
A groundbreaking theory bridges quantum mechanics and general relativity by treating the spacetime metric as a quantum operator and introducing an entropy-based gravitational action that yields modified Einstein equations with an emergent cosmological constant, potentially explaining cosmic expansion and dark matter through a novel auxiliary “G-field.”
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.
Researchers have developed a programmable photonic latch that enables faster optical data storage and processing by utilizing silicon photonics and wavelength division multiplexing, potentially revolutionizing AI applications and optical computing systems while overcoming traditional electronic memory limitations.
Researchers have studied an open quantum system simulation on quantum hardware, which demonstrates robustness to hardware errors even with deep circuits containing up to two thousand entangling gates.
In this paper, parallel plate capacitors composed of aluminum-contacted, crystalline silicon fins are shown to be a promising technology for use in superconducting circuits by evaluating the performance of lumped element resonators and transmon qubits.
Researchers have developed a simulation algorithm for distillation circuits with per-gate complexity of O(1) , drastically faster than O(N) Clifford simulators or O(2N) wavefunction simulators over N qubits.
MIT researchers achieved a groundbreaking 99.998% single-qubit fidelity in quantum computing through innovative fluxonium qubit control techniques, combining commensurate pulses and synthetic circularly polarized light to overcome counter-rotating errors, marking a crucial advancement toward practical quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.
This work represents the embodiment of the long-sought goal of bridging macroscopic and microscopic nonlinear and quantum optics,” says Schuck, who co-directs Columbia’s MS in Quantum Science and Technology. “It provides the foundation for scalable, highly efficient on-chip integrable devices such as tunable microscopic entangled-photon-pair generators.
Qolab, Inc., a pioneering company in superconducting quantum computing, has successfully raised over $16 million in Series A financing.
Quantum entanglement is a remarkable phenomenon where two particles become interconnected, so that the state of one instantly affects the other, no matter how far apart they are. This unique property is a cornerstone of quantum computing and a range of advanced technological applications. While entanglement has been achieved with atoms, achieving it with complex molecules is a significant step forward because molecules offer additional structures and properties, such as vibration and rotation, that can be leveraged in advanced quantum applications.
In a groundbreaking development published in Nature Communications, an international research team has created the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser compatible with silicon integration. The device, constructed from group IV elements using stacked layers of silicon-germanium-tin and germanium-tin, operates with minimal power requirements comparable to an LED.
Researchers have analyzed a universal method to obtain fast charging of a quantum battery by a driven charger system using controlled, pure dephasing of the charger. While the battery displays coherent underdamped oscillations of energy […]
SandboxAQ has announced a significant funding round of over $300 million from prominent investors including Fred Alger Management, T. Rowe Price Associates, Mumtalakat, and notable individuals like Eric Schmidt, Marc Benioff and Yann LeCun. The […]
IonQ, a leading quantum computing company, has announced a major partnership with the University of Maryland and the State of Maryland to establish the region as the “Capital of Quantum.” This landmark initiative aims to […]
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a revolutionary photonic switch that transforms data transmission in fiber-optic networks. The switch, detailed in Nature Photonics, measures just 85 by […]
cientists at NIST and Chalmers University of Technology have developed a groundbreaking quantum refrigeration system that achieves record-low temperatures for quantum computing operations.
UNSW researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum computing by implementing the Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment using an antimony atom, as published in Nature Physics. Led by Professor Andrea Morello, the team developed a […]
A University of Tokyo research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in spintronic technology by successfully controlling spin-polarized current direction in single-atom thallium-lead alloy layers at room temperature. Led by researchers Ibuki Taniuchi, Ryota Akiyama, […]
Rice University physicists have made a breakthrough in particle physics by mathematically demonstrating the possibility of paraparticles, challenging the long-held binary classification of particles as either fermions or bosons. The research, led by Associate Professor […]
Physicists at Osaka Metropolitan University developed simplified formulas to quantify quantum entanglement between selected atoms and their environment in strongly correlated electron systems, revealing unexpected quantum interaction patterns that could advance quantum technologies.
Scientists have made a breakthrough in quantum computing by discovering how electrons can appear to split in half through quantum interference, potentially bringing us closer to creating topological quantum computers. This research, published in Physical […]
Among various classes of Quantum Error Correcting Codes (QECCs), non-stabilizer codes have rich properties and are of theoretical and practical interest. Decoding non-stabilizer codes is, however, a highly non-trivial task. In this paper, researchers show […]
Extended quantum networks are based on quantum repeaters that often rely on the distribution of entanglement in an efficient and heralded fashion over multiple network nodes. Many repeater architectures require multiplexed sources of entangled photon […]
Engineers at Penn Engineering have achieved a remarkable advancement in Nuclear Quadrupolar Resonance (NQR) spectroscopy, developing a technique capable of detecting signals from individual atoms. This breakthrough represents a significant leap forward from traditional methods […]
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of semi-Dirac fermions, unique quasiparticles that exhibit both massless and massive behavior depending on their direction of movement. This discovery was made in crystals of the semi-metal ZrSiS by […]
Scientists at Brown University have made a significant breakthrough by discovering a new class of quantum particles called fractional excitons, which display characteristics of both fermions and bosons. The research, published in Nature on January […]
Simulating the dynamics of open quantum systems is essential in achieving practical quantum computation and understanding novel nonequilibrium behaviors. However, quantum simulation of a many-body system coupled to an engineered reservoir has yet to be […]