There’s a blind spot in quantum readiness?
BANKS are preparing years ahead of the Q-Day deadline to avert a quantum disaster. Blockchains, however, are at…
Physicists discover a hidden “curveball” in quantum light
Table tennis players can make a ball suddenly curve by giving it just the right spin. That motion…
Physicists discover a hidden “curveball” in quantum light
Table tennis players can make a ball suddenly curve by giving it just the right spin. That motion…
With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions
As part of this work, hundreds of seismometers, as well as networks of fiber-optic cables, will be used…
How Chennai’s mridangam makers solved a physics puzzle centuries before CV Raman
The lane in Mylapore announced itself before I saw it: the smell of wet leather and wood shavings…
Scientists just made quantum computer operations 1,000 times faster
Quantum computers remain highly vulnerable to errors and tiny disturbances from their surroundings. The longer a quantum operation…
CERN finds gluons behaving strangely deep inside atomic nuclei
A CERN experiment has given physicists a much sharper look at how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei, providing…
Stevens Researchers Take Step Toward More Precise, Practical Quantum Technologies
Insider Brief Stevens researchers and collaborators have proposed a laser-pulse technique designed to control quantum systems while reducing…
On-chip space–time wave packet laser array
Weiner, A. M. Ultrafast optical pulse shaping: a tutorial review. Opt. Commun. 284, 3669–3692 (2011). Article ADS Google…
IonQ Advances Quantum Computing With Superion 256: What’s Ahead?
IonQ IONQ has launched Superion 256, its sixth-generation quantum computing platform and the foundation for future compute products.…
Les Neutrinos: The Ghosts of the Sun, The Great Neutrino Mystery
Dear readers, faithful companions of the lantern and the basketball, Before we speak of the stars, allow me…
Do black holes have hidden hair? Scientists are searching
When black holes collide, they create ripples in spacetime. If the black holes have extra matter around them…