Physics

Long-Distance Quantum Telecommunications Networks Development

Long-Distance Quantum Telecommunications Networks Development

Quantum physics has enabled various technological advancements, including computers, smartphones, and GPS. With the goal of creating extremely secure communication networks, it is already opening…
Three-Way Interaction is Required for Long-Range Quantum Entanglement

Three-Way Interaction is Required for Long-Range Quantum Entanglement

Long-range entanglement can survive at temperatures exceeding absolute zero, according to a theoretical study, if the right conditions are met. Quantum computing has been dubbed…
The ‘Unruh Effect’ of Warp Speed may Now be Tested in Lab Settings, Thanks to a Breakthrough in Research

The ‘Unruh Effect’ of Warp Speed may Now be Tested in Lab Settings, Thanks to a Breakthrough in Research

The inability to test cutting-edge hypotheses in a laboratory setting is a key roadblock for work at the forefront of fundamental physics. However, a breakthrough…
New Magnetism Properties Discovered by Scientists Could Change the Way We Use Computers

New Magnetism Properties Discovered by Scientists Could Change the Way We Use Computers

Our devices are on the edge of overheating because they can no longer shrink. However, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a fundamental…
Carbon-12, a Building Block for Life, has an Origin Story, According to Researchers

Carbon-12, a Building Block for Life, has an Origin Story, According to Researchers

A multinational team of researchers has theorized how harsh conditions in stars make carbon-12, which they describe as “a vital doorway to the beginning of…
An Ultra-accurate Atomic Clock is Set to Lead to New Physics Findings

An Ultra-accurate Atomic Clock is Set to Lead to New Physics Findings

Physicists have created one of the most accurate atomic clocks ever. Their equipment, known as an optical lattice atomic clock, can measure time differences to…
Secure Light Particle Communication

Secure Light Particle Communication

While quantum computers offer many novel possibilities, they also pose a threat to internet security because these supercomputers render common encryption methods vulnerable. Researchers have…
Quantum Computing Without Errors

Quantum Computing Without Errors

In order for quantum computers to be useful in practice, errors must be detected and corrected. A team of experimental physicists at the University of…
Physicists create Optimal Solar Cell Testing conditions for Space uses

Physicists create Optimal Solar Cell Testing conditions for Space uses

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Texas, the NASA Glenn Research Center, and…
Gentle Approach to Mechanical Quantum Systems

Gentle Approach to Mechanical Quantum Systems

Systems in which mechanical motion is controlled at the level of individual quanta are emerging as a possible quantum-technology platform. New experimental work now reveals…
Scientists have created a Quantum Sensor out of a Hydrogen Molecule

Scientists have created a Quantum Sensor out of a Hydrogen Molecule

In a terahertz laser-equipped scanning tunneling microscope, physicists from the United States showed atomic-scale quantum sensing employing a hydrogen molecule as the quantum sensor. Scientists…
Using Laser and X-ray Beams Together

Using Laser and X-ray Beams Together

X-ray lasers were invented in the 1970s when physicists realized that laser beams amplified using ions would have far higher energy than beams amplified with…
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