Long-distance quantum link generates entanglement faster than it is lost
The backbone of current telecommunications is a network of optical fibres that transmit information, encoded as pulses of…
Single-atomic-ion detection with plasmon-enhanced whispering-gallery-mode microlasers
Toropov, N. et al. Review of biosensing with whispering-gallery mode lasers. Light Sci. Appl. 10, 42 (2021). Article …
A quantum walk comb source at telecommunication wavelengths
Diddams, S. A., Vahala, K. & Udem, T. Optical frequency combs: coherently uniting the electromagnetic spectrum. Science 369,…
Physicists Stretch, Blur, and Reverse Time’s Arrow in Wild Quantum Engine
There’s a lot we don’t understand about quantum systems. But over the past century, physicists have found ways…
Magnetic resonance control of spin-correlated radical pair dynamics in vivo
Kaptein, R. & Oosterhoff, J. L. Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization II: (relationwith anomalous ESR spectra). Chem. Phys.…
Quantum computers still struggle with chemistry’s hardest calculations
One of the biggest promises of quantum computing is the ability to simulate molecules with unprecedented accuracy. If…
Quantum entanglement as a tool to image distant astronomical objects
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 11 March 2026 Particles entangled over long distances can, in theory, improve the sensitivity of long-baseline…
Simulation of a Floquet non-Abelian topological insulator with photonic quantum walks
Qi, X.-L. & Zhang, S.-C. Topological insulators and superconductors. Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 1057–1110 (2011). Article ADS Google…
Ground-state exciton–polariton condensation via coherent Floquet driving
The acousto-polaritonic device studied here (Fig. 1a) is based on a patterned hybrid phonon–photon AlGaAs MC with multiple…
Scientists build quantum dot device, emits photon pairs with record purity
Over the past decade, researchers have become good at creating devices that emit single photons on demand, which…
Einstein vs Bohr: Why Einstein’s “God Does Not Play Dice” Quote Still Shapes Modern Physics: Quote of the day by Einstein: “God does not play dice with the universe.” Why Einstein wrote to Bohr, “Not often in life has a human being caused me such joy by his mere presence” — opposites who respected each other
Quote of the Day by Einstein: The Einstein-Bohr debate was fundamentally about the nature of reality at the…
Why the ‘Best’ Revolution in Physics Is Only Getting Started
The use of the word “quantum” has become rather hackneyed. There are quantum computers, quantum sensors, and even…