How we did it and why it’s historic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum…
Quantum dot technique improves multi-photon state generation
The new approach uses a purely optical technique called stimulated two-photon excitation to generate streams of photons in…
Optomechanical control of long-lived bulk acoustic phonons in the quantum regime
The cavity optomechanical system In what follows, we build our cavity optomechanical system around the μHBAR seen in…
Powerful form of quantum interference paves the way for phonon-based technologies
Rendering of a two-dimensional metal (middle layer) intercalated between a layer of graphene (top) and silicon carbide (bottom).…
Unexpected Resonances Could Boost NMR’s Potency
Gunnar JeschkeDepartment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland August 11,…
Strongly interacting Hofstadter states in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene
Hofstadter, D. R. Energy levels and wave functions of Bloch electrons in rational and irrational magnetic fields. Phys.…
Milli-Tesla quantization enabled by tuneable Coulomb screening in large-angle twisted graphene
Figure 1a shows one of our large-angle twisted bilayer graphene (LATBG) devices with a twist angle of \(\theta \sim…
Dancing dwarf galaxies predict the Milky Way’s future
A high-resolution color image showing the central galaxies NGC5713 and NGC5719 taken by the Hyper Suprime-Cam at the…
Scientists show a way to speed or slow reactions using tiny mirror gaps
Chemists have always relied on physical changes such as heat, cold, pressure, light, or extra chemicals to make…
Scientists measure quantum distance in a solid for the first time ever
For decades, physicists have talked about quantum distance, a way of measuring how similar or different two quantum…
Scientists capture the secret quantum dance of atoms for the first time
Most of us find it difficult to grasp the quantum world: According to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, it’s like…
The fastest, cheapest particle physics path to a Higgs factory
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…