First-ever Ultracold Atom Interferometry in Space Opens Up Possible Breakthroughs in Physics

Medicine & Technology Apr 14, 2021

Scientists successfully performed the first-ever atom interferometry in space, which would lead to potential breakthrough discoveries in physics.

Researchers Track, Visualize Vortices in Quantum Fluid Turbulence

Apr 09, 2021

A team of engineering researchers has taken a step forward in understanding turbulence with a new visualization of how vortices behave in a quantum fluid

Discovery in Quantum Theory Could Solve Baryon Asymmetry Problem

Feb 22, 2021

Quantum theorists looking to solve one of the field's persisting problems found something that benefits other fields of physics instead.

Researchers Report the First Observation of a "marginal Fermi Glass"

Feb 02, 2021

Researchers used a novel tech to make the first observation of a rare state called marginal Fermi glass.

European Researchers Develop New Source for Single Photons

Jan 30, 2021

Physicists from the University of Basel in Switzerland and Ruhr University Bochum in Germany developed a novel source of single photons - capable of producing billions of tiny quantum particles each second.

New State of Matter: Unique Neutral Electron Might Have Been Discovered

Jan 27, 2021

New research shows an insulator generates quantum oscillation that behaves like a 'neutral electron.'

Magic-Angle Twisted Graphene Could Play Host to New Phases of Matter

Jan 24, 2021

A sheet of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene was found to be capable of hosting new topological phases of matter.

One-Dimensional Quantum Gas: The New State of Matter

Jan 14, 2021

Scientists discover scar states and create one-dimensional quantum gas using Archimedes' screw.

New Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Protocol Maintains Security Over Long Distances

Aug 20, 2020

Researchers have successfully demonstrated a secure transmission using measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) protocol, sending information over 170 kilometers.

New Photodetector Exceeds 100% Efficiency

Aug 14, 2020

A team from Aalto University in Espoo, Finland, has created a black silicon photodetector that has exceeded 100%—the first to surpass what was thought to be the theoretical limit for external quantum efficiency.

Simple Mod Can Keep Quantum States 10,000 Times Longer

Aug 14, 2020

Technological advancements have allowed physicists to manipulate and study quantum particles, their states, and their interactions. However, they still need to figure out how to keep quantum systems from decaying long enough to practically run computations and transfer information—and a simple solution might just solve the problem

'Is This the Real World or Just a Simulation?' Quantum Musings about Experiments in 2019

Jan 15, 2020

Is our world real or is it a mere simulation as the quantum begins to unravel and confuse? What is it, really?

Physicists Experiment With Particles To Discover More Components in the Mysterious 'Quantum Soup'

Jan 08, 2020

It seems inside the quantum soup, there is one flavor but this favorite taste can be it, or not?

Scientists Are Hosting Particle Derbies to Learn More About the Elusive Recipe for the 'Quantum Soup'

Jan 07, 2020

The quantum world seems to settle for just one flavor, when there are more to be found in the quantum soup. This favorite taste may not be the only one, as it is investigated by physicists.

Molecules in Two Places at Once: Quantum Superposition

Oct 10, 2019

Scientists have been able to observe larger molecules that occupy two places at once, an experiment that has once only been possible with light particles in the double-slit experiment.