Physicists and chemists at Heidelberg University have realized a photonic microchip that is driven by light just as easily as ...

Quantum computing has long promised to crack problems that defeat even the fastest supercomputers, but the hardware has struggled to scale beyond fragile laboratory prototypes. A new generation of ...

Photonic quantum processors, devices that can process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects and particles of light (photons), have shown promise for numerous applications, ranging from ...

Light does not “think” in any human sense. Still, under the right conditions, it can behave in a way that looks uncannily like a memory system.

CMOS-built optical phase modulators shrink laser control hardware and power use for trapped atom quantum computers, enabling larger stable qubit arrays at work. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have made a ...

Scientists in the US have identified a robust new qubit in silicon, dubbed the ...

A technology consortium in Germany comprising the companies Qudora Technologies and AMO, and research center Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) are collaborating on a research ...

CU Boulder researchers have designed microscopic “racetracks” that trap and amplify light with exceptional efficiency. By using smooth curves inspired by highway engineering, they reduced energy loss ...

Researchers developed a photonic chip that incorporates precisely designed antennas to manipulate beams of tightly focused, intersecting light, which can rapidly cool a quantum computing system to ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have dreamed of seeing the hidden patterns that govern the motion of nonlinear waves—the unpredictable ripples that shape tsunamis, tides, and turbulent flows. Now, ...

Public-key encryption is essential for secure communications, eliminating the need for pre-shared keys. In the information age, our digital lives, from online payments to private communications, ...