Spectroscopy identifies and separates biexciton binding energy. Cross-circularly polarized pulse sequence (left) shows two biexciton (XXb) peaks below correlated exciton peak (XX) by the biexciton binding energy. The co-circular spectrum (right) lacks the biexciton peaks.

Bonding exercise: Quantifying biexciton binding energy

A rare spectroscopy technique performed at Swinburne University of Technology directly quantifies the energy required to bind two excitons together. The experiment harnessed interactions between real and virtual states to ‘switch‘ the electronic state of […]

Perfect photons feed new quantum processor - Credit: University of Twente

Perfect photons feed new quantum processor

A quantum processor working with photons developed at the University of Twente becomes an ever stronger ‘toolbox’ for doing experiments. The latest version not only has more inputs and outputs, it can also be fed […]

Zheng-Da Li and Ya-Li Mao preparing the experiment. Credit: Li et al.

Physicists test real quantum theory

Researchers at Southern University of Science and Technology in China, the Austrian Academy of Sciences and other institutes worldwide have recently adapted Bell tests so that they could be implemented in state-of-the-art photonic systems.  They […]

Image showing that information about a quantum state is split into three information contents (i.e., information gain, disturbance, and reversibility). Credit: Hong et al.

Quantum measurements: gain, disturbance and reversibility

Researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have recently tried to capture the interplay between different types of information that are important while collecting quantum measurements, namely information gain, disturbance and reversibility. Information […]

Diagram of QubiC prototype showing room-temperature electronics hardware. Credit: Gang Huang and Yilun/Berkeley Lab

QubiC: an open sourced control hardware for quantum computers

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has open sourced a new electronics control and measurement system for superconducting quantum processors, making the engineering solutions for the emerging hardware more accessible. Superconducting circuits are one of the […]

Researchers bring together the tools of chemistry and physics to the develop rules for designing tunable molecular qubits. Credit: University of Chicago.

A new platform for customizable quantum devices

Scientists at MIT, the University of Chicago and Columbia University, have taken a major step in the development of tailored qubits. They have demonstrated how a particular molecular family of qubits can be finely tuned […]

Quantum circuit for the simulation of the XX chain.

Error mitigation approach helps quantum computers level up

A collaboration between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab’s) Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division (AMCRD) and Physics Division has yielded a new approach to error mitigation that could help make quantum computing’s theoretical potential […]

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Rigetti reports entangling gate fidelities as high as 99.5%

Rigetti has announced it has achieved entangling gate fidelities as high as 99.5% on its next-generation chip architecture. Today’s quantum computers are prone to errors, which limit the size and complexity of problems that can […]

Sensing light

Physicists of the attoworld-team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität have uncovered what happens during the sampling of a light field. This helped them increase the sensitivity of the measurement by up to one order of magnitude.

A new study describes previously unexpected properties in a complex quantum material. Using a novel technique developed at Penn, these findings have implications for developing future quantum devices and applications.

Uncovering unexpected properties in a complex quantum material

A new study describes previously unexpected properties in a complex quantum material known as Ta2NiSe5. Using a novel technique developed at Penn, these findings have implications for developing future quantum devices and applications. This research […]

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Chaining atoms together yields quantum storage

Scientists at Caltech have developed an approach for quantum storage that could help pave the way for the development of large-scale optical quantum networks. The new system relies on nuclear spins oscillating collectively as a […]

Diagram detailing how the monitoring system works. Credit: University of Sussex

A big step towards Quantum Tech in Space

Physicists working at the University of Sussex have developed a monitoring and control system blueprint for quantum devices and experiments in space. The research has wider implications for operating quantum devices and carrying out experiments in inaccessible and unpredictable […]

Mapping the quantum future with smart TV technology

Scientists have created the first ever 2D map of the Overhauser field in organic LEDs, shedding light on the challenges we face in designing accurate quantum-based technologies. Read More Quantum Computers News — ScienceDaily

Crucial Superabsorption Breakthrough Unlocks Key to Next-Generation Quantum Batteries

Quantum batteries may use superabsorption concept

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have taken a key step in making quantum batteries a reality. They have successfully proved the concept of superabsorption, a crucial idea underpinning quantum batteries. To prove the concept […]