World’s largest quantum computation uses 84 qubits

D-Wave Systems has carried out  a calculation involving 84 qubits on its D-Wave One quantum computing system, Technology Review Physics arXiv blog

'Squeezed' quantum vacuum filled with atoms

Quantum theory is known for its peculiar concepts that appear to contradict the fundamental principles of traditional physics. Researchers have now succeeded in creating a special quantum state between two mesoscopic gases with approximately 500 atoms. The state is known as a “squeezed“ vacuum, in which measuring one gas affects the results of the measurement on the other. To produce these results the team had to develop a novel detection technique to measure values in atomic gases that were previously unobtainable.

In the quantum world, diamonds can communicate with each other

Researchers working at the Clarendon Laboratory at the University of Oxford in England have managed to get one small diamond to communicate with another small diamond utilizing "quantum entanglement," one of the more mind-blowing features of quantum physics.

Pitt discoveries in quantum physics could change face of technology

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have made advances in better understanding correlated quantum matter that could change technology as we know it, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 edition of <em>Nature</em>.

Researchers unravel the mystery of quantum dot blinking

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Los Alamos scientists published today in the journal Nature documents significant progress in understanding the phenomenon of quantum-dot blinking. Their findings should enhance the ability of biologists to track single particles, enable technologists to create novel light-emitting diodes and single-photon sources, and boost efforts of energy researchers to develop new types of highly efficient solar cells.

Progress in quantum computing, qubit by qubit

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers and physicists at Harvard have managed to capture light in tiny diamond pillars embedded in silver, releasing a stream of single photons at a controllable rate.

Linked quantum dots could create cheap, efficient solar cells

Researchers at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at TU Delft in the Netherlands have demonstrated that electrons can move freely in layers of linked

Does quantum theory explains consciousness?

Just because consciousness is a mystery and quantum theory is mysterious, it doesn't mean they're connected.

Good vibrations for future quantum computers

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) physicists have developed a new theory that shows that dot symmetry in quantum dots (semiconductors that

Digital quantum simulator developed

Physicists in Austria have come considerably closer to their goal to investigate complex phenomena in a model system: They have developed a digital, and therefore, universal quantum simulator in their laboratory, which can, in principle, simulate any physical system efficiently.

Diamond’s quantum memory

Two completely different quantum systems have been successfully joined. This should pave the way to feasible quantum-computer microchips.

Dramatic simplification paves the way for building a quantum computer

Scientists have demonstrated a new technique that dramatically simplifies quantum circuits, bringing quantum computers closer to reality.

Researchers use high magnetic fields to suppress decoherence, paving the way for quantum computing

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UCB) and the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) have made a major advance in predicting and

Technique reveals quantum phase transition; could lead to superconducting transistors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like atomic-level bricklayers, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy

Switching device enables ultrafast quantum internet

Researchers have developed a new switching device that can route quantum bits at very high speeds along a shared network of fiber-optic cable without losing the