Einstein’s Gravity Just Passed a Strange New Quantum Test
A new experiment found that a falling quantum wave behaves just as Einstein’s equivalence principle predicts. The result…
The Physics That Curves a Ping-Pong Ball Just Showed Up in Quantum Light
Putting spin on a ping-pong ball changes its trajectory – a similar effect also occurs in the quantum…
Researchers Turned “Empty Space” Into a Tool for Superconductivity
Schematic of vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity. Credit: USTC Researchers used a specially designed cavity to strengthen quantum vacuum fluctuations and…
Inverted phosphorescent OLEDs with plasmon coupling from quantum dot interlayers for enhanced efficiency
Kang, K., Byeon, I., Kim, Y. G., Choi, J. R. & Kim, D. Nanostructures in organic light-emitting diodes:…
Indian scientists find tool to control quantum loss: What does it mean?
One of the fundamental concepts in quantum physics is entanglement, which is key to quantum computing. Entanglement, where…
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…
Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000
Rachel Chen, 18, won $100,000 for her innovative quantum mathematics research. (Photo: Society for Science) At just 18,…
Physicists Find Useful Energy Hiding in Quantum “Waste Heat”
An atom in a cavity between two mirrors (left) acts as a heat engine in a driven-dissipative quantum…
A cascaded random access quantum memory
Ofek, N. et al. Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits. Nature…
Scientists Push Molecules on a Surface to the Ultimate Quantum Limit
Artistic representation of an optically excited molecule on a surface of a crystal. Credit: MPL, Alexey Shkarin An…
Strange behavior in focused laser light could change how quantum computers control qubits
Physicists have directly observed the optical Magnus effect for the first time by mapping how a tightly focused…
Quantum interference offers a radically different way to measure time
A new “quantum watch” uses changing interference patterns inside excited helium atoms to determine how much time has…