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"Spooky action at a distance" harnessed for telecoms
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Jun 2018
Physicists have succeeded in mastering a technique, which could allow transmission of quantum infor…
Quantum computers need tip-top error corrections
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Jan 2018
A team of quantum physicists have shown that large-scale quantum computers can be built with techno…
New quantum computer chip created
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 17 Oct 2017
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have created a computer chip with nanoscale o…
The Herculean effort to define the kilogram
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 28 Apr 2017
One year ago today, Dr Bryan Kibble, an esteemed scientist from the National Physical Laboratory, b…
Neutron star explains quantum quirk
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Dec 2016
Researchers have observed for the first time quantum physics behaviour predicted 80 years ago.
New quantum state discovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 13 Apr 2016
A predicted quantum state of matter has now been detected by an international team of scientists.
Photonic crystals key to quantum networks
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Mar 2016
US researchers have created a crystal structure that could be used in future quantum networks.
Quantum Physics conundrum proved unsolvable
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 5 Jan 2016
A physics problem on determining whether a material has superconductive properties or nor has been …
New record set at CERN
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Dec 2015
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has achieved collisions between lead nuclei at the highest levels s…
Quantum standard for amp achieved
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Apr 2014
A quantum standard for the ampere can now join the ranks alongside the volt and ohm thanks to resea…
Synthetic Dirac monopoles visualised
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 17 Mar 2014
Eighty years ago, Paul Dirac discovered a quantum-mechanical structure which allowed the existence …
Coupling single atoms to form quantum states
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 30 May 2013
Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have coupled single atoms to form quantum states…
Quantum carotenoids shine light on photosynthesis
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 25 May 2013
The mechanism by which carotenoids help chlorophyll turn light into chemical energy has been uncove…
Dance of quantum twisters
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Jan 2013
A quantum fluid trapped on top of a semiconductor chip can be used to measure movements remarkably …
First ever images of Landau levels
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 21 Nov 2012
Landau Levels – the quantum levels that determine electron behaviour in a strong magnetic field – h…
Stem cells, quantum physics and fight or flight: The Nobel winners 2012
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 20 Oct 2012
The most prestigious and publicised awards in the science world were announced last month. Stem cel…
Quantum mechanics caught on camera
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 24 Sep 2012
Images of quantum entanglement have been caught on camera for the first time by researchers at the …
Quantum dot moves to redefine ampere
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 15 Aug 2012
A pump which picks electrons up one-by-one and moves them across a barrier to create a well-defined…
