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Released: 18-Oct-2021 5:35 PM EDT
Argonne-led research team highlighted in special issue on quantum systems
Argonne National Laboratory

A team led by Argonne and UChicago have published an article in Nature Reviews Materials that lays out a blueprint for solid-state spin defects in materials for use in qubits.

Released: 18-Oct-2021 1:55 PM EDT
Breakthrough proof clears path for quantum AI
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Convolutional neural networks running on quantum computers have generated significant buzz for their potential to analyze quantum data better than classical computers can.

Released: 14-Oct-2021 8:40 AM EDT
Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Led by scientists at Empa and the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, an international team of researchers from Switzerland, Portugal, Germany, and Spain have succeeded in building carbon-based quantum spin chains, where they captured the emergence of one of the cornerstone models of quantum magnetism first proposed by the 2016 Nobel laureate F. D. M. Haldane in 1983.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 12:50 PM EDT
Quantum computing pioneer Umesh Vazirani to give Cruickshank Lecture as part of three-day conference
University of Rhode Island

University of California, Berkeley Professor Umesh Vazirani, a pioneer in quantum computing algorithms and complexity theory, will deliver the annual University of Rhode Island Cruickshank Lecture on Monday, Oct. 18, in conjunction with the three-day Frontiers in Quantum Computing conference.

Newswise: Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Quantum Future
Released: 12-Oct-2021 10:00 AM EDT
Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Quantum Future
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers from the Center for Novel Pathways to Quantum Coherence in Materials are developing new pathways to create and protect quantum coherence. Doing so will enable exquisitely sensitive measurement and information processing devices that function at ambient or even extreme conditions.

Released: 7-Oct-2021 4:50 PM EDT
Subtle Spin: A Novel Study of Quantum Material Proves Theoretical Predictions
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers have discovered a hard-to-observe type of spin called Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) in a quantum mechanical system. Their findings demonstrate that KPZ motion accurately describes the changes in time of spin chains—linear channels of spins that interact with one another—in certain quantum materials. This could eventually be harnessed for real-world applications such as heat transport and spintronics.

Released: 7-Oct-2021 11:45 AM EDT
Researchers reach quantum networking milestone in real-world environment
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Stanford University and Purdue University developed and demonstrated a novel, fully functional quantum local area network, or QLAN, to enable real-time adjustments to information shared with geographically isolated systems at ORNL using entangled photons passing through optical fiber.

Released: 4-Oct-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Making High-Quality Materials with Mingzhao Liu
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) staff scientist fabricates thin-film materials for applications in solar energy conversion and quantum information science.

4-Oct-2021 8:30 AM EDT
Induced flaws in quantum materials could enhance superconducting properties
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

In a surprising discovery, an international team of researchers, led by scientists in the University of Minnesota Center for Quantum Materials, found that induced imperfections in the crystal structure of quantum materials can actually improve the material’s superconducting and electrical properties.

Released: 30-Sep-2021 9:45 AM EDT
Connecting the Dots Between Material Properties and Qubit Performance
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists identified structural and chemical defects that may be causing quantum information loss—an obstacle to practical quantum computation.

Released: 29-Sep-2021 3:35 PM EDT
Correlated electrons ‘tango’ in a perovskite oxide at the extreme quantum limit
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory found a rare quantum material. Straining it creates an electronic band structure that sets the stage for exotic, tightly correlated behavior – akin to tangoing – among especially mobile electric charge carriers.

Released: 27-Sep-2021 4:35 PM EDT
‘Back to basics’ approach helps unravel new phase of matter
University of Cambridge

A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods.

Released: 24-Sep-2021 4:25 PM EDT
Two Argonne scientists awarded DOE funding for quantum research
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists David Awschalom and Oleg Poluektov have received funding from DOE to advance research in quantum information science. The award, announced on July 23, total $73 million and goes to 29 recipients.

Newswise: Compact amplifier could revolutionize optical communication
Released: 21-Sep-2021 5:50 PM EDT
Compact amplifier could revolutionize optical communication
Chalmers University of Technology

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, present a unique optical amplifier that is expected to revolutionise both space and fiber communication.

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Released: 21-Sep-2021 3:05 PM EDT
Engineering researchers develop new explanation for formation of vortices in 2D superfluid
Florida State University

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have new insight about the formation of vortices in a type of quantum fluid, work that could help our comprehension of the physics mystery of how vortex clusters form and provide valuable understanding into the atmospheric swirling motion on planets such as Earth and Jupiter.

Newswise: One year in, Q-NEXT quantum research center is going strong
Released: 20-Sep-2021 5:50 PM EDT
One year in, Q-NEXT quantum research center is going strong
Argonne National Laboratory

The article summarizes Q-NEXT’s first year of activities, including scientific research, infrastructure building, and workforce development.

Released: 14-Sep-2021 2:15 PM EDT
A gem of a lab will design next-generation diamond sensors, bringing the world of quantum physics into the light
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A quantum diamond sensor that can produce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of single molecules will be developed by a collaborative venture led by PPPL.

Newswise: Taking lessons from a sea slug, study points to better hardware for artificial intelligence
Released: 14-Sep-2021 1:10 PM EDT
Taking lessons from a sea slug, study points to better hardware for artificial intelligence
Purdue University

For artificial intelligence to get any smarter, it needs first to be as intelligent as one of the simplest creatures in the animal kingdom: the sea slug.

Released: 13-Sep-2021 2:20 PM EDT
Just by changing its shape, Argonne scientists show they can alter material properties
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists have observed that when the shape of a thin film of metal oxide known as titania is confined at the mesoscale, its conductivity increases. This finding demonstrates that nanoscale confinement is a way to control quantum effects.



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