Quantum communication Artist’s impression of a quantum network. This latest research could lead to quantum dots being used as quantum repeaters in future implementations. (Courtesy: iStock/Quardia) A ...

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have reported important progress in quantum physics and materials science by optically initializing, controlling, and reading out nuclear ...

Researchers have developed a chip-based quantum random number generator that provides high-speed, high-quality operation on a miniaturized platform. This advance could help move quantum random number ...

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential of outperforming classical systems on some tasks. Instead of storing information as bits, ...

Quantum computing and neutron star physics are converging on the same hard problem: how to describe matter when gravity and quantum mechanics both refuse to stay in the background. Researchers are ...

The nuclear spins of the central europium ion (green) in a molecular crystal can be controlled and read out using laser (blue) and radio-frequency (purple) radiation. (illustration: Jo Richers).

Chip-based device paves the way for scalable and secure random number generation, an essential building block for future digital infrastructure Chip-based device paves the way for scalable and secure ...