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Harnessing quantum information to advance computing – Nature.com
We highlight the vibrant discussions on quantum computing and quantum algorithms that took place at the 2024 American Physical Society March Meeting and invite submissions that notably drive the field of quantum information science forward. The American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting is arguably one of the largest annual physics conferences of the world, and this years edition which was held in Minneapolis, USA on 38 March hosted over 10,000 scientists and students from around the globe, offering a rich platform to exchange novel ideas and breakthroughs that advance the field of physics. The meeting undoubtedly covered a comprehensive range of topics, of which many are of particular interest to our computational science community, such as electronic structure of materials, the dynamics of complex systems, and self-driving materials labs
New Mechanism of Order Formation in Quantum Systems – AZoQuantum
Apr 29 2024Reviewed by Lexie Corner According to a study published in the journal Physical Review Research, researchers Kazuaki Takasan and Kyogo Kawaguchi of the University of Tokyo, along with Kyosuke Adachi of RIKEN, Japans largest comprehensive research institution, have demonstrated that increasing particle motility can induce ferromagnetism (an ordered state of atoms) and that repulsive forces between atoms are sufficient to maintain it. The finding not only extends the idea of active matter to quantum systems but also adds to the creation of new technologies based on particle magnetic characteristics, such as magnetic memory and quantum computing. Flocking birds, swarming bacteria, and cellular flows are all instances of active matter, which is the condition in which individual agents, such as birds, bacteria, or cells, arrange themselves.
Researchers Discover Protective Quantum Effect in the Brain – ScienceBlog.com
Researchers have discovered a quantum effect in biological systems that could protect the brain from degenerative diseases like Alzheimers and enable ultra-fast information processing. The finding, published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry and selected as an Editors Choice by Science magazine, represents a significant advancement in the field of quantum biology. The study focused on tryptophan, an amino acid found in many biological structures, including neurons in the brain.
History Shows How to Win the Quantum Computing Race – Yahoo News Canada
The Dilution refrigerator is seen inside Amazon's quantum networking lab in Brighton, Mass., on June 28, 2023.
Qubits Could be Stored in Flash-Like Memory – Photonics.com
HOUSTON, April 29, 2024 Rice University physicists have discovered a phase-changing quantum material and a method for finding more of it that could potentially be used to create flash like memory capable of storing qubits, even when a quantum computer is powered down. Phase-changing materials have been used in commercially available nonvolatile digital memory.
Quantum computing breakthrough could happen with just hundreds, not millions, of qubits using new error-correction … – Livescience.com
Quantum computers that are more powerful than the fastest supercomputers could be closer than experts have predicted, researchers from startup Nord Quantique argue.
Scientists Uncover Surprising Reversal in Quantum Systems – SciTechDaily
Researchers have demonstrated how topological effects in an artificially constructed solid can be manipulated using magnetic fields to switch particle interactions on or off, potentially paving the way for advances in quantum technologies. Their experiments, which involved topological pumping in systems of cold fermionic potassium atoms trapped in laser-created lattices, showed that these systems can robustly transport particles in predictable directions, even when encountering barriers that reverse their movement
Making sense of the maths | Opinion – Chemistry World
When, 99 years ago, Werner Heisenberg invented the first real theory of quantum mechanics, he didnt worry much about what it meant. Thats to say, he didnt try to articulate it as a picture of what the world was like. It was purely a mathematical formalism, an austere calculus of matrices that enabled him to make predictions about, say, the spectra of atoms, based on quantities that had already been measured
10 Bizarre Scientific Theories That Experts Are Seriously Considering – Listverse
In an era when scientific discovery advances at an unprecedented pace, our understanding of the universe is constantly being challenged and redefined. Among these emerging insights are theories so unconventional and profound that they seem more akin to the plotlines of science fiction novels than serious scientific discourse
New Material Realizes Superconductivity in the Quantum Hall Regime – AZoQuantum
Apr 25 2024Reviewed by Lexie Corner Researchers at The University of Manchester have made a noteworthy advancement in the field of superconductivity by employing a recently developed one-dimensional (1D) system to successfully achieve robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields. The research was published in Nature.