Bridging ambient- and high-pressure superconductivity in La2LnNi2O7 films
Sun, H. et al. Signatures of superconductivity near 80 K in a nickelate under high pressure. Nature 621, 493–498…
A Quantum Trick for Spotting Gravitational Waves
Gravitational wave astronomy has seen plenty of improvements since the original signal was captured in 2015. Despite that,…
Researchers find a simple mechanical dial for controlling an exotic magnet’s behavior
A gentle mechanical squeeze on a tiny iron sulfide crystal just revealed something researchers had not expected: two…
van der Waals Josephson junctions for quantum science and technology
Devoret, M. H. & Schoelkopf, R. J. Superconducting circuits for quantum information: an outlook. Science 339, 1169–1174 (2013).…
Quantum Computer Solves a Problem in 15 Minutes That Classical Methods Can’t Practically Compute
Scientists used a new error correction method to encode 70 logical qubits and solve a problem that is…
Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal
Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
CERN Experiment Finds Gluons Behaving Strangely Deep Inside Atomic Nuclei
The ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Credit: CERN ALICE measurements suggest that gluons inside nuclei begin…
Massive Exoplanets Could Form Around Supermassive Black Holes
You’ve read it, heard it in casual conversations, and seen it in TV shows and movies: black holes…
From Beaches to Bits to Qubits
Insider Brief Silicon’s path from beach sand to quantum processor traces an unbroken arc from 1950s transistor doping…
Shortcut for simulating logical magic states could accelerate the design of fault-tolerant quantum computers – Physics World
Shortcut for simulating logical magic states could accelerate the design of fault-tolerant quantum computers – Physics World Skip…
Has vacuum birefringence been seen at long last? – Physics World
Has vacuum birefringence been seen at long last? – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…
Scientists Reprogram How Light Travels in Just 74 Femtoseconds
Researchers have shown that nanoscale silicon structures can amplify an otherwise weak optical effect enough to control light…