https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/quantum_computing/ Quantum Computing News. Read the latest about the development of quantum computers. en-us Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:22:57 EST Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:22:57 EST 60 https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/quantum_computing/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251103093009.htm Physicists have uncovered how direct atom-atom interactions can amplify superradiance, the collective burst of light from atoms working in sync. By incorporating quantum entanglement into their models, they reveal that these interactions can enhance energy transfer efficiency, offering new design principles for quantum batteries, sensors, and communication systems. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:20:27 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251103093009.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011155.htm Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in light manipulation by using topological insulators to generate both even and odd terahertz frequencies through high-order harmonic generation (HHG). By embedding these exotic materials into nanostructured resonators, the team was able to amplify light in unprecedented ways, confirming long-theorized quantum effects. This discovery opens the door to new terahertz technologies with vast implications for ultrafast electronics, wireless communication, and quantum computing. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:05:16 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011155.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075105.htm Researchers have made germanium superconducting for the first time, a feat that could transform computing and quantum technologies. Using molecular beam epitaxy to embed gallium atoms precisely, the team stabilized the crystal structure to carry current without resistance. The discovery paves the way for scalable, energy-efficient quantum devices and cryogenic electronics. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:35:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075105.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002923.htm Tohoku University researchers have found a way to make quantum sensors more sensitive by connecting superconducting qubits in optimized network patterns. These networks amplify faint signals possibly left by dark matter. The approach outperformed traditional methods even under realistic noise. Beyond physics, it could revolutionize radar, MRI, and navigation technologies. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:12:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002923.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031612.htm A team of researchers has designed a theoretical model for a topological quantum battery capable of long-distance energy transfer and immunity to dissipation. By exploiting topological properties in photonic waveguides, they showed that energy loss can not only be prevented but briefly enhance charging power. This breakthrough may lead to efficient nanoscale batteries and pave the way for practical quantum devices. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:46:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031612.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251021083640.htm Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their quantum behavior. With a miniaturized terahertz spectroscope, the team observed standing light-matter waves without needing mirrors. This unexpected discovery offers a new method to manipulate exotic quantum states and design materials with tailored properties. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:25:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251021083640.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251015230945.htm Auburn scientists have designed new materials that manipulate free electrons to unlock groundbreaking applications. These “Surface Immobilized Electrides” could power future quantum computers or transform chemical manufacturing. Stable, tunable, and scalable, they represent a leap beyond traditional electrides. The work bridges theory and potential real-world use. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:09:02 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251015230945.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251015032309.htm Scientists at TU Wien have uncovered that quantum correlations can stabilize time crystals—structures that oscillate in time without an external driver. Contrary to previous assumptions, quantum fluctuations enhance rather than hinder their formation. Using a laser-trapped lattice, the team demonstrated self-organizing rhythmic behavior arising purely from particle interactions. The finding could revolutionize quantum technology design. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:40:16 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251015032309.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251013040333.htm A team of international physicists has brought Bayes’ centuries-old probability rule into the quantum world. By applying the “principle of minimum change” — updating beliefs as little as possible while remaining consistent with new data — they derived a quantum version of Bayes’ rule from first principles. Their work connects quantum fidelity (a measure of similarity between quantum states) to classical probability reasoning, validating a mathematical concept known as the Petz map. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:25:08 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251013040333.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251011105515.htm A team at the University at Buffalo has made it possible to simulate complex quantum systems without needing a supercomputer. By expanding the truncated Wigner approximation, they’ve created an accessible, efficient way to model real-world quantum behavior. Their method translates dense equations into a ready-to-use format that runs on ordinary computers. It could transform how physicists explore quantum phenomena. Sun, 12 Oct 2025 01:11:43 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251011105515.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251010091543.htm Scientists have developed an ultra-thin, paper-like LED that emits a warm, sunlike glow, promising to revolutionize how we light up our homes, devices, and workplaces. By engineering a balance of red, yellow-green, and blue quantum dots, the researchers achieved light quality remarkably close to natural sunlight, improving color accuracy and reducing eye strain. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:56:22 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251010091543.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251007081840.htm An international team has confirmed that large quantum systems really do obey quantum mechanics. Using Bell’s test across 73 qubits, they proved the presence of genuine quantum correlations that can’t be explained classically. Their results show quantum computers are not just bigger, but more authentically quantum. This opens the door to more secure communication and stronger quantum algorithms. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:18:40 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251007081840.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251007081833.htm Researchers have found a way to extract almost every photon from diamond color centers, a key obstacle in quantum technology. Using hybrid nanoantennas, they precisely guided light from nanodiamonds into a single direction, achieving 80% efficiency at room temperature. The innovation could make practical quantum sensors and secure communication devices much closer to reality. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 03:31:47 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251007081833.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251007081829.htm In a remarkable leap for quantum physics, researchers in Japan have uncovered how weak magnetic fields can reverse tiny electrical currents in kagome metals—quantum materials with a woven atomic structure that frustrates electrons into forming complex patterns. These reversals amplify the metal’s electrical asymmetry, creating a diode-like effect up to 100 times stronger than expected. The team’s theoretical explanation finally clarifies a mysterious phenomenon first observed in 2020, revealing that quantum geometry and spontaneous symmetry breaking are key to this strange behavior. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:18:29 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251007081829.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251003033928.htm Scientists at OIST have, for the first time, directly tracked the elusive “dark excitons” inside atomically thin materials. These quantum particles could revolutionize information technology, as they are more stable and resistant to environmental interference than current qubits. Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:48:08 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251003033928.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250928095633.htm Researchers have reimagined Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, engineering a trade-off that allows precise measurement of both position and momentum. Using quantum computing tools like grid states and trapped ions, they demonstrated sensing precision beyond classical limits. Such advances could revolutionize navigation, medicine, and physics, while underscoring the global collaboration driving quantum research. Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:07:20 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250928095633.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250927031239.htm Oil wells often dry up far earlier than predicted, leaving companies baffled about the “missing” reserves. A Penn State team tackled this puzzle by harnessing PSC’s Bridges-2 supercomputer, adding a time dimension and amplitude analysis to traditional seismic data. Their findings revealed hidden rock structures blocking oil flow, meaning reserves weren’t gone—they were trapped. Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:18:32 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250927031239.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250926035059.htm Researchers have discovered an unusual "quantum echo" in superconducting materials, dubbed the Higgs echo. This phenomenon arises from the interplay between Higgs modes and quasiparticles, producing distinctive signals unlike conventional echoes. By using precisely timed terahertz radiation pulses, the team revealed hidden quantum pathways that could be used to encode and retrieve information. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 03:11:11 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250926035059.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250925025356.htm Toxic metals are pushing infrared detector makers into a corner, but NYU Tandon researchers have developed a cleaner solution using colloidal quantum dots. These detectors are made like “inks,” allowing scalable, low-cost production while showing impressive infrared sensitivity. Combined with transparent electrodes, the innovation tackles major barriers in imaging systems and could bring infrared technology to cars, medicine, and consumer devices. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:33:08 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250925025356.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250924012234.htm A Hiroshima University team has designed a feasible way to detect the Unruh effect, where acceleration turns quantum vacuum fluctuations into observable particles. By using superconducting Josephson junctions, they can achieve extreme accelerations that create a detectable Unruh temperature. This produces measurable voltage jumps, providing a clear signal of the effect. The breakthrough could transform both fundamental physics and quantum technology. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:59:17 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250924012234.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250920214318.htm Researchers at UNSW have found a way to make atomic nuclei communicate through electrons, allowing them to achieve entanglement at scales used in today’s computer chips. This breakthrough brings scalable, silicon-based quantum computing much closer to reality. Sun, 21 Sep 2025 02:01:58 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250920214318.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250913232932.htm Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear out of thin films instead of electron-positron pairs in a vacuum. Their work not only offers a cosmic laboratory for otherwise unreachable phenomena, but also changes the way scientists understand vortices, superfluids, and even quantum tunneling. Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:26:34 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250913232932.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912195122.htm Scientists have finally unlocked a way to identify the elusive W state of quantum entanglement, solving a decades-old problem and opening paths to quantum teleportation and advanced quantum technologies. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:51:22 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912195122.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912195119.htm Physicists have achieved a breakthrough by using a 58-qubit quantum computer to create and observe a long-theorized but never-before-seen quantum phase of matter: a Floquet topologically ordered state. By harnessing rhythmic driving in these quantum systems, the team imaged particle edge motions and watched exotic particles transform in real time. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:19:57 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912195119.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912081319.htm For the first time, scientists have observed electrons in graphene behaving like a nearly perfect quantum fluid, challenging a long-standing puzzle in physics. By creating ultra-clean samples, the team at IISc uncovered a surprising decoupling of heat and charge transport, shattering the traditional Wiedemann-Franz law. At the mysterious “Dirac point,” graphene electrons flowed like an exotic liquid similar to quark-gluon plasma, with ultra-low viscosity. Beyond rewriting physics textbooks, this discovery opens new avenues for studying black holes and quantum entanglement in the lab—and may even power next-gen quantum sensors. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:36:20 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912081319.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250905112310.htm A hidden quantum geometry that distorts electron paths has finally been observed in real materials. This “quantum metric,” once thought purely theoretical, may revolutionize electronics, superconductivity, and ultrafast devices. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:51:58 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250905112310.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250901104650.htm Scientists in Japan have uncovered a strange new behavior in “heavy” electrons — particles that act as if they carry far more mass than usual. These electrons were found to be entangled, sharing a deep quantum link, and doing so in ways tied to the fastest possible time in physics. Even more surprising, the effect appeared close to room temperature, hinting that future quantum computers might harness this bizarre state of matter. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:05:44 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250901104650.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250829052210.htm Quantum scientists in Innsbruck have taken a major leap toward building the internet of the future. Using a string of calcium ions and finely tuned lasers, they created quantum nodes capable of generating streams of entangled photons with 92% fidelity. This scalable setup could one day link quantum computers across continents, enable unbreakable communication, and even transform timekeeping by powering a global network of optical atomic clocks that are so precise they’d barely lose a second over the universe’s entire lifetime. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:09:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250829052210.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250829052206.htm A Vermont research team has cracked a 90-year-old puzzle, creating a quantum version of the damped harmonic oscillator. By reformulating Lamb’s classical model, they showed how atomic vibrations can be fully described while preserving quantum uncertainty. The discovery could fuel next-generation precision tools. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:10:26 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250829052206.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250827234137.htm While superconducting qubits are great at fast calculations, they struggle to store information for long periods. A team at Caltech has now developed a clever solution: converting quantum information into sound waves. By using a tiny device that acts like a miniature tuning fork, the researchers were able to extend quantum memory lifetimes up to 30 times longer than before. This breakthrough could pave the way toward practical, scalable quantum computers that can both compute and remember. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 23:49:15 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250827234137.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250825015645.htm Scientists using Google’s quantum processor have taken a major step toward unraveling the deepest mysteries of the universe. By simulating fundamental interactions described by gauge theories, the team showed how particles and the invisible “strings” connecting them behave, fluctuate, and even break. This breakthrough opens the door to probing particle physics, exotic quantum materials, and perhaps even the structure of space and time itself. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:28:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250825015645.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250825015633.htm Scientists have discovered that electron spin loss, long considered waste, can instead drive magnetization switching in spintronic devices, boosting efficiency by up to three times. The scalable, semiconductor-friendly method could accelerate the development of ultra-low-power AI chips and memory technologies. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:11:25 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250825015633.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250823083645.htm Scientists may have uncovered the missing piece of quantum computing by reviving a particle once dismissed as useless. This particle, called the neglecton, could give fragile quantum systems the full power they need by working alongside Ising anyons. What was once considered mathematical waste may now hold the key to building universal quantum computers, turning discarded theory into a pathway toward the future of technology. Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:42:50 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250823083645.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073814.htm By using quantum dots and smart encryption protocols, researchers overcame a 40-year barrier in quantum communication, showing that secure networks don’t need perfect hardware to outperform today’s best systems. Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:51:21 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073814.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250816113515.htm Scientists have, for the first time, experimentally proven that angular momentum is conserved even when a single photon splits into two, pushing quantum physics to its most fundamental limits. Using ultra-precise equipment, the team captured this elusive process—comparable to finding a needle in a haystack—confirming a cornerstone law of nature at the photon level. Sun, 17 Aug 2025 05:04:12 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250816113515.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250816113508.htm Researchers have unveiled a new quantum material that could make quantum computers much more stable by using magnetism to protect delicate qubits from environmental disturbances. Unlike traditional approaches that rely on rare spin-orbit interactions, this method uses magnetic interactions—common in many materials—to create robust topological excitations. Combined with a new computational tool for finding such materials, this breakthrough could pave the way for practical, disturbance-resistant quantum computers. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 23:50:10 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250816113508.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250814094658.htm Rice University scientists have discovered a way to make tiny vibrations, called phonons, interfere with each other more strongly than ever before. Using a special sandwich of silver, graphene, and silicon carbide, they created a record-breaking effect so sensitive it can detect a single molecule without labels or complex equipment. This breakthrough could open new possibilities for powerful sensors, quantum devices, and technologies that control heat and energy at the smallest scales. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:28:40 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250814094658.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250814094625.htm Researchers have found a clever way to make quantum dots, tiny light-emitting crystals, produce streams of perfectly controlled photons without relying on expensive, complex electronics. By using a precise sequence of laser pulses, the team can “tell” the quantum dots exactly how to emit light, making the process faster, cheaper, and more efficient. This advance could open the door to more practical quantum technologies, from ultra-secure communications to experiments that probe the limits of physics. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:58:07 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250814094625.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250812234617.htm A groundbreaking quantum device small enough to fit in your hand could one day answer one of the biggest questions in science — whether the multiverse is real. This tiny chip can generate extreme electromagnetic fields once only possible in massive, miles-long particle colliders. Beyond probing the fabric of reality, it could lead to powerful gamma ray lasers capable of destroying cancer cells at the atomic level, offering a glimpse into a future where the deepest mysteries of the universe and life-saving medical breakthroughs are unlocked by technology no bigger than your thumb. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:48:44 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250812234617.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250810093250.htm Scientists have found that microscopic gold clusters can act like the world’s most accurate quantum systems, while being far easier to scale up. With tunable spin properties and mass production potential, they could transform quantum computing and sensing. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:03:12 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250810093250.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250810093246.htm ETH Zurich scientists have levitated a tower of three nano glass spheres using optical tweezers, suppressing almost all classical motion to observe quantum zero-point fluctuations with unprecedented precision. Achieving 92% quantum purity at room temperature, a feat usually requiring near absolute zero, they have opened the door to advanced quantum sensors without costly cooling. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 02:50:13 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250810093246.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250810093239.htm ETH Zurich researchers levitated a nano glass sphere cluster with record-setting quantum purity at room temperature, avoiding costly cooling. Using optical tweezers, they isolated quantum zero-point motion, paving the way for future quantum sensors in navigation, medicine, and fundamental physics. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 01:10:09 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250810093239.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803233115.htm A rare mineral from a 1724 meteorite defies the rules of heat flow, acting like both a crystal and a glass. Thanks to AI and quantum physics, researchers uncovered its bizarre ability to maintain constant thermal conductivity, a breakthrough that could revolutionize heat management in technology and industry. Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:31:15 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803233115.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250801021008.htm At the edge of two exotic materials, scientists have discovered a new state of matter called a "quantum liquid crystal" that behaves unlike anything we've seen before. When a conductive Weyl semimetal and a magnetic spin ice meet under a powerful magnetic field, strange and exciting quantum behavior emerges—electrons flow in odd directions and break traditional symmetry. These findings could open doors to creating ultra-sensitive quantum sensors and exploring exotic states of matter in extreme environments. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:22:17 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250801021008.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250729044705.htm Physicists at MIT recreated the double-slit experiment using individual photons and atoms held in laser light, uncovering the true limits of light’s wave–particle duality. Their results proved Einstein’s proposal wrong and confirmed a core prediction of quantum mechanics. Sat, 02 Aug 2025 01:33:20 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250729044705.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250724232414.htm A pioneering team at the University of Maryland has captured the first-ever images of atomic thermal vibrations, unlocking an unseen world of motion within two-dimensional materials. Their innovative electron ptychography technique revealed elusive “moiré phasons,” a long-theorized phenomenon that governs heat, electronic behavior, and structural order at the atomic level. This discovery not only confirms decades-old theories but also provides a new lens for building the future of quantum computing, ultra-efficient electronics, and advanced nanosensors. Sat, 26 Jul 2025 09:31:53 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250724232414.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250724040459.htm Aalto University physicists in Finland have set a new benchmark in quantum computing by achieving a record-breaking millisecond coherence in a transmon qubit — nearly doubling prior limits. This development not only opens the door to far more powerful and stable quantum computations but also reduces the burden of error correction. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:16:10 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250724040459.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250713031451.htm Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of electron flow in tricky materials. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 02:46:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250713031451.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250710113201.htm Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new method for creating quantum states by twisting materials at the M-point, revealing exotic phenomena previously out of reach. This new direction dramatically expands the moiré toolkit and may soon lead to the experimental realization of long-sought quantum spin liquids. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:41:00 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250710113201.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250706230318.htm Scientists have finally uncovered a quantum counterpart to Carnot’s famed second law, showing that entanglement—once thought stubbornly irreversible—can be shuffled back and forth without loss if you plug in a clever “entanglement battery.” Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:01:12 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250706230318.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250626081539.htm Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough by generating quantum spin currents in graphene—without relying on bulky magnetic fields. By pairing graphene with a magnetic material, they unlocked a powerful quantum effect that allows electrons to carry information through their spins alone. This discovery could spark a new era of faster, more energy-efficient spin-based technologies. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:49:50 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250626081539.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250614034227.htm Scientists at the University of Michigan have unlocked a long-standing mystery about quasicrystals exotic materials that straddle the line between the orderly structure of crystals and the chaos of glass. These rare solids, which once seemed to break the rules of physics, are now shown to be fundamentally stable through cutting-edge quantum simulations. The findings not only validate their existence but also open the door to designing next-generation materials using powerful new computational techniques. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:42:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250614034227.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250608072527.htm Physicists have managed to simulate a strange quantum phenomenon where light appears to arise from empty space a concept that until now has only existed in theory. Using cutting-edge simulations, researchers modeled how powerful lasers interact with the so-called quantum vacuum, revealing how photons could bounce off each other and even generate new beams of light. These breakthroughs come just as new ultra-powerful laser facilities are preparing to test these mind-bending effects in reality, potentially opening a gateway to uncovering new physics and even dark matter particles. Sun, 08 Jun 2025 07:25:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250608072527.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250605162707.htm Harvard and PSI scientists have managed to freeze normally fleeting quantum states in time, creating a pathway to control them using pure electronic tricks and laser precision. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:27:07 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250605162707.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250602155323.htm Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that distinguishes colors with high resolution across the visible spectrum, approaching human eye capabilities. The device, which integrates dye-sensitized solar cells, generates its electricity and can perform complex logic operations without additional circuitry, paving the way for capable computer vision systems integrated in everyday devices. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:53:23 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250602155323.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250529145539.htm Scientists have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. The significant breakthrough means that, for the first time, researchers have found a way to determine once and for all whether a material can effectively be used in certain quantum computing microchips. Thu, 29 May 2025 14:55:39 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250529145539.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131829.htm Physicists have unveiled a breakthrough in quantum sensing by demonstrating a 2D material as a versatile platform for next-generation nanoscale vectorial magnetometry. Wed, 28 May 2025 13:18:29 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131829.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131650.htm Scientists have observed anyons -- quasiparticles that differ from the familiar fermions and bosons -- in a one-dimensional quantum system for the first time. The results may contribute to a better understanding of quantum matter and its potential applications. Wed, 28 May 2025 13:16:50 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131650.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131645.htm A new study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at high temperature. Wed, 28 May 2025 13:16:45 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131645.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131552.htm Engineers have developed a multifunctional, reconfigurable component for an optical computing system that could be a game changer in electronics. Wed, 28 May 2025 13:15:52 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131552.htm