QuiX Quantum delivers a quantum photonic processor for Europe

Largest quantum photonic processor to date

Researchers working in the EU-funded PHOQUSING project are developing a hybrid computational system based on cutting-edge integrated photonics that combines classical and quantum processes. Project partner QuiX Quantum in the Netherlands has created the largest […]

Quantum circuit simulation can reveal the impact of noise on intermediate-scale quantum devices. Credit: Donald Jorgensen | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Next generation of quantum algorithms and materials

To overcome the limitations of current quantum computers, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are developing simulations that provide a glimpse into how quantum computers work. In collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and […]

Illustration of Andreev reflection between a superconductor and an atomically sharp metal tip. Image: Aalto University / Jose Lado.

New quantum materials using superconductivity

Superconductors are used in a wide range of domains, from medical applications to a central role in quantum computers. Superconductivity is caused by specially linked pairs of electrons known as Cooper pairs. So far, the […]

Controlling the Waveform of Ultrashort Infrared Pulses

Ultrashort infrared light pulses are the key to a wide range of technological applications. The oscillating infrared light field can excite molecules in a sample to vibrate at specific frequencies, or drive ultrafast electric currents […]

Topological phase detected in spin chains

In a special arrangement of atomic spins, Max Planck physicists have measured the properties of the so-called Haldane phase in an experiment. To do so, they used a quantum mechanical trick. In some materials, there […]

Quantum entanglement can be used as a noise filter for recording speech. Credit: Florian Kaiser

Quantum entanglement as a noise filter for microphone

Engineers are developing commercial microphones focus on eliminating technical sources of noise, such as that found in the signal amplifiers. But even when the technical noise sources are addressed, there is still a fundamental noise stemming […]

The rotating cryostat used for the research - © Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen

Time crystals ‘impossible’ but obey quantum physics

Scientists at Lancaster University and Aalto University have created the first “time-crystal” two-body system in an experiment that seems to bend the laws of physics. A ‘two-level system’ is a basic building block of a […]