Physicists achieve milestone in quantum simulations using circular Rydberg qubits

Physicists achieve milestone in quantum simulations using circular Rydberg qubits

Illustration of a circular Rydberg strontium atom trapped in optical tweezers.Image credit: Aaron Gtzelmann, University of Stuttgart A team of researchers at the Fifth Institute of Physics at the University …

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Physicists use light to implement atomic-level telegraphy

Physicists use light to implement atomic-level telegraphy

In response to an incident electromagnetic driving field, ultrafast tunneling current flows between the leading edge atoms of the sharp tip and the sample. This atomically confined electrical current results …

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Interference from many atoms and a new way to sample bosons

Interference from many atoms and a new way to sample bosons

Atoms in an optical lattice perform “quantum walks,” experiencing many different quantum phenomena as they move around the lattice, such as superposition or tunneling. Photo credit: Alex Downham, Default Interactive …

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Alternating triangular charge density wave domains observed within layered superconducting compounds

Alternating triangular charge density wave domains observed within layered superconducting compounds

Observed domain distribution within NbSe2 characterized by star- and clover-shaped CDW structures. The domain distribution pattern is somewhat similar to “urokomon,” a decorative pattern similar to fish or reptile scales …

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Probing the atomic structure of neptunium using laser spectroscopy

Probing the atomic structure of neptunium using laser spectroscopy

Mass separator used in experiments. Green: ion trajectories; blue and purple, laser beams. Credit: European Physical Journal D (2024). DOI: 10.1140/epjd/s10053-024-00833-7 A new technology developed by German researchers can measure …

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Researchers demonstrate enhanced radiative heat transfer from nanodevice

Researchers demonstrate enhanced radiative heat transfer from nanodevice

Experimental platform for detecting radiative heat transfer. (a) Scheme in which two silicon microplates are suspended from a 706m long beam and installed on a heating stage that controls their …

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Researchers discover optimal conditions for large-scale production of ultraviolet holograms

Researchers discover optimal conditions for large-scale production of ultraviolet holograms

(Top) Illustration of ZrO2 The role of nanocomposites in achieving high transmission fidelity UV metaholograms.Image source: Pohang University of Science and Technology Researchers took an in-depth look at the composition …

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Topological phonons: where vibrations are distorted

Topological phonons: where vibrations are distorted

Image source: CC0 Public Domain An international team of researchers has discovered that the quantum particles responsible for material vibrations, which affect the material’s stability and various other properties, can …

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FAST discovers numerous distant, gas-rich galaxies

FAST discovers numerous distant, gas-rich galaxies

Signals from six new galaxies discovered by FAST (black line) and confirmed by optical telescopes (cyan line).Image source: National Olympic Committee Astronomers have discovered a large number of gas-rich galaxies …

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