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Scientists gain new insights into novel quantum phenomena

They are as thin as a hair, only a hundred thousand times thinner--so-called two-dimensional materials, consisting of a single layer of atoms, have been...

Scientists make a great leap toward quantum internet

Scientists achieve sustained, high-fidelity quantum teleportation. A viable quantum internet—a network in which information stored in qubits is shared over long distances through entanglement—would transform...

Scientists create new theoretical approach to manipulate light

The discovery could pave the way for more efficient communications and wireless technology. The quest to discover pioneering new ways in which to manipulate how...

Scientists find new way to break reciprocity law

The breakthrough makes a significant step forward in photonics and microwave technology by eliminating the need for bulky magnets. An international research team lead by...

Ultracold atoms reveal a new type of quantum magnetic behavior

The findings could help design “spintronic” devices and novel magnetic materials. A new study illuminates surprising choreography among spinning atoms. In a paper appearing today in...

New atomic clock keeps time even more precisely

The design, which uses entangled atoms, could help scientists detect dark matter and study gravity's effect on time. Atomic clocks are the most precise timekeepers...

New technique could sift out the universe’s first gravitational waves

In the moments immediately following the Big Bang, the very first gravitational waves rang out. The product of quantum fluctuations in the new soup of...

Quantum tunneling pushes the limits of self-powered sensors

Using quantum tunneling, scientists have developed self-powered sensors that can run for more than a year. Shantanu Chakrabartty's laboratory has been working to create sensors...

Magnetars could be behind some fast radio bursts, shows study

Magnetars—a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field—could be the source of some fast radio bursts, new research suggests. Though...

Scientists synthesize ‘bright’ quantum bits

With their ability to harness the strange powers of quantum mechanics, qubits are the basis for potentially world-changing technologies—like powerful new types of computers...