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UCLA-led team develops new approach to building quantum computers

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Stephan Sullivan An artist’s representation shows the researchers’ quantum functional groups (bright colored spheres) linked to larger molecules. Main takeaways: Stronger, faster. Quantum computers promise far greater speed and processing power than today’s most advanced supercomputers Quantum quantum. As these next-generation computers relied on the interaction of fragile atomic and subatomic particles, increasing their processing power proved to be a challenge. A chemical solution. Researchers have created a new molecule that has the potential to protect quantum interactions on a larger scale without the need for traditional electrical engineering tools and machines. Quantum computing, although still in its infancy, has the potential to dramatically increase processing power by exploiting the odd behavior of particles at the smallest scales. Several research groups have reported performing calculations that would take thousands of years for traditional supercompu...

Mysterious Hidden Quantum Phase in 2D Crystals Captured by Scientists for the First Time

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This illustration represents the light-induced collapse of the nanoscale charge sequence in a 2D tantalum disulfide crystal (star shape) and the generation of a hidden metastable metal state (spherical). Credit: Frank Yi Gao The single-shot spectroscopy technique gives scientists a new understanding of the mysterious light-driven process. Harold “Doc” Edgerton, late MIT MIT stands for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was founded in 1861. It is organized into five Schools: architecture and planning; manipulation; humanities, arts, and social sciences; management; and science. MIT’s impact includes many scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. Their stated goal is to make a better world through education, research, and innovation. ” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>MIT professor, developed high-speed strobe-flash photography in the 1...

New model predicts how temperature affects life from quantum to classical scale

Every biological process is highly dependent on temperature. This applies to the very small, the very large, and every scale in between, from molecules to ecosystems and in every environment. A general theory explaining how life depends on temperature is lacking — until recently. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by Jose Ignacio Arroyo, a Santa Fe Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, introduce a simple framework that strictly predicts how temperature affects living things, at all scales. “This is very basic,” says SFI External Professor Pablo Marquet, an ecologist at the Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile, in Santiago. Marquet, Ph.D. thesis advisor, is also working on the model. “You can apply this to almost any process that is affected by temperature. We hope this will be an important contribution.” Marquet noted that such a theory could help researchers make accurate predictions in a variety of areas, including biologica...

New model predicts how temperature affects life from quantum to classical scale

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A new general theory for temperature dependence in biology developed by the Santa Fe Institute could help researchers make accurate predictions in a variety of fields, including biological responses to climate change, the spread of infectious diseases, and food production. Credits: Dall-E / Katie Mast Every biological process is highly dependent on temperature. This applies to the very small, the very large, and every scale in between, from molecules to ecosystems and in every environment. A general theory explaining how life depends on temperature is lacking—until now. In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by Jose Ignacio Arroyo, a Santa Fe Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, introduced a simple framework that rigorously predicts how temperature affects living things, at all scales. “It’s very basic,” said SFI External Professor Pablo Marquet, an ecologist at the Pontific...

Making a Quantum Hall Interferometer Based on Marginally Rotated Graphene

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The Quantum Hall Effect (QH) enables the exploitation of the quantum coherence of electrons for a wide range of applications from metrology to quantum computing. QH interferometry is a handy tool that provides an archetypal platform for achieving interwoven statistics of fractional QH states. However, the phase coherence along the interferometer and the suppression of the Coulomb filling energy are required to observe the fractional statistics. Study: Quantum Hall interferometry in the triangular domain of a marginally twisted bilayer graphene. Image Credit: Neon_dust/Shutterstock.com In an article recently published in the journal nano letter, The QH interferometer is based on a slightly twisted bilayer graphene with a twist angle (θ) of 0.16 degrees. Operation of the device in the QH regime results in unique magneto-thermopower features, including Aharonov–Bohm (AhB) and Fabry–Pérot (FP) oscillations in the magnetic-density field phase, where the Landau level fill factor (ν) is 4...

Physicists use quantum "time reversal" to measure vibrating atoms

The quantum vibrations in atoms hold a miniature world of information. If scientists can accurately measure these atomic oscillations, and how they evolve over time, they can hone the precision of atomic clocks and quantum sensors, which are atomic systems whose fluctuations can indicate the presence of dark matter, passing gravitational waves, or even phenomena. unexpected new. The main obstacle on the road to better quantum measurements is noise from the classical world, which can easily overwhelm the subtle vibrations of atoms, making any changes to those vibrations extremely difficult to detect. Now, MIT physicists have shown that they can significantly amplify quantum changes in atomic vibrations, by placing particles through two key processes: quantum entanglement and time reversal. Before you start shopping for DeLoreans, no, they haven’t figured out how to turn back time itself. Instead, physicists have manipulated quantum entangled atoms in such a way that the particles...

MIT Quantum Sensor Can Detect Electromagnetic Signals of Any Frequency

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By David L. Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 July 2022 Scientists at MIT have developed a method to enable such quantum sensors to detect arbitrary frequencies, without losing their ability to measure nanometer-scale features. MIT MIT stands for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was founded in 1861. It is organized into five Schools: architecture and planning; manipulation; humanities, arts, and social sciences; management; and science. MIT’s impact includes many scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. Their stated goal is to make the world a better place through education, research, and innovation. ” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for biological sensing and quantum computing Performing computation using quantu...

Science News | Quantum Physics: Record the Entanglement of Quantum Memories | NewestLY

Washington [US]July 9 (ANI): Researchers have entangled two quantum memories via a 33-kilometer-long fiber-optic connection, a record and an important step towards a quantum internet. A network where data transmission is highly secure against hacking? If physicists succeed, this will one day become a reality with the help of the quantum mechanical phenomenon known as entanglement. For entangled particles, the rule is: If you measure the state of one particle, you automatically know the state of the other. It makes no difference how far the particles are entangled with each other. This is the ideal state for transmitting information over long distances in a way that makes eavesdropping impossible. Read Also | Germany vs Denmark, UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, Live Streaming Online & Match Times on IST: How to Get Live SPA vs FIN on TV & Free Football Score Updates in India. A team led by physicist Prof. Harald Weinfurter from LMU and Prof. Christoph Becher of the Universi...

Record the entanglement of quantum memories

Researchers from LMU and Saarland University have entangled two quantum memories via a 33-kilometer-long fiber-optic connection — a record and an important step towards the quantum internet. A network where data transmission is highly secure against hacking? If physicists succeed, this will one day become a reality with the help of the quantum mechanical phenomenon known as entanglement. For entangled particles, the rule is: If you measure the state of one particle, you automatically know the state of the other. It makes no difference how far the particles are entangled with each other. These are ideal circumstances for transmitting information over long distances in a way that makes eavesdropping impossible. A team led by physicist Prof. Harald Weinfurter from LMU and Prof. Christoph Becher of the University of Saarland has now combined two atomic quantum memories via a 33-kilometer-long fiber-optic link. This is the furthest distance anyone has ever managed via telecommunicati...

Researchers discover 'quantum flute' that can make light particles move together

University of Chicago physicists have discovered a “quantum flute” that, like the Pied Piper, can force light particles to move together in a way never seen before. Described in two studies published in Physical Review Letters and Nature Physics, the breakthrough could point the way to the realization of quantum memory or new forms of error correction in quantum computers, and to observe quantum phenomena that cannot be seen in nature. Laboratory Association Prof. David Schuster is working on quantum bits – the quantum equivalent of computer bits – that take advantage of the peculiar properties of particles at the atomic and sub-atomic level to do things that would otherwise be impossible. In this experiment, they worked with light particles, known as photons, in the microwave spectrum. Their system consists of long cavities built into a metal block, designed to trap photons at microwave frequencies. Cavities are created by drilling offset holes — like holes i...

Scientists discover 'quantum flute' that can make light particles move together

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A new “quantum flute” experiment by University of Chicago physicists could point the way to new quantum technologies. The holes create different wavelengths, similar to the ‘notes’ on a flute, that can be used to encode quantum information. Credit: Photo courtesy of the Schuster laboratorium laboratory University of Chicago physicists have discovered a “quantum flute” that, like the Pied Piper, can force light particles to move together in a way never seen before. Described in two studies published in Physical Review Letter and Natural Physics Such breakthroughs could point the way to realizing quantum memory or new forms of error correction in quantum computers, and observing quantum phenomena that cannot be seen in nature. Laboratory Association Prof. David Schuster is working on quantum bits—the quantum equivalent of computer bits—that take advantage of the peculiar properties of particles at the...