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Scientists develop novel LDPC quantum error correction codes that can handle hundreds of thousands of logical qubits and approach the theoretical hashing bound. The new codes achieve extremely high decoding performance, demonstrating a frame error rate as low as 10^-4, even for large-scale numerical simulations.
Researchers developed a new liquid-crystal-based platform to handle hundreds of optical modes in compact two-dimensional setups, overcoming optical losses. This breakthrough enables the scalability of quantum simulations and all-optical AI systems.
Quantum walks utilize quantum phenomena to design algorithms for applications such as database search, network analysis, and navigation. These models offer unique features and computational advantages, including faster diffusion and improved sampling efficiency.
Researchers at Lancaster University and Radboud University Nijmegen have discovered a novel pathway to modulate and amplify spin waves at the nanoscale, paving the way for dissipation-free quantum information technologies. The study's findings could lead to the development of fast and energy-efficient computing devices.
Researchers from the University of Rochester have made an important step toward developing computers advanced enough to simulate complex natural phenomena at the quantum level. They developed a new chip-scale optical quantum simulation system that could help make such a system feasible, using photonics-based synthetic dimensions.
The study reveals that particles can behave as bosons in one region and fermions in another, leading to striking phenomena like particle trapping or fragmentation. This discovery opens up a window to engineer and control new kinds of collective motion in the quantum world.
Researchers have developed a new quantum computation protocol that allows for homomorphic quantum encryption, enabling secure delegation of computations without compromising data privacy. The protocol's security improves with increasing complexity of calculations.
A research team at Hiroshima University has unveiled the mechanism underlying quantum direction and introduced a way to potentially control movement. By manipulating the coin flipping rate, the researchers found that some control can be achieved over the walker's trajectory.
High-dimensional synthetic lattices emerge in photon-number space when excited by N indistinguishable photons, allowing for parallel quantum random walks with different numbers of steps on various graphs. This discovery enables the realization of an infinite number of lattices and graphs with distinct properties.
Scientists at Osaka University have successfully demonstrated a quantum random walk using trapped ions, which may lead to new quantum simulations of biological systems. The technique relies on precise control of individual ions and can help resolve open questions in chemistry and biology.
Scientists at Tokyo University of Science develop a new quantum algorithm to analyze complex networks, finding that fractal properties play a crucial role in determining optimal computational time. The researchers propose a new scaling hypothesis to gain more insight into different fractal geometries.
Researchers at USTC enhance quantum orienteering using entangling measurements via photonic quantum walks, achieving unprecedented efficiency. The method demonstrates a nonclassical phenomenon due to entanglement in quantum measurements, offering an effective recipe for realizing entangling measurements.
Researchers directly observe a dynamical topological order parameter to probe coherent quantum time evolution in quantum walks. This allows for the classification and study of quantum walks using a novel approach.
Researchers created a neural network that autonomously finds solutions well-adapted to quantum advantage demonstrations, aiding in developing new efficient quantum computers. This breakthrough enables the prediction of quantum advantages in complex networks, which is crucial for creating cost-effective and reliable quantum devices.
Researchers from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology develop a method to connect two electrons in a qudit, paving the way for compact high-level quantum structures. This breakthrough could lead to practical applications such as efficient solar cells and new drugs.
Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed a new method to simulate a 'quantum walk' on a primitive quantum computer, which they claim can solve problems that classical computers cannot. The study suggests that these smaller quantum processors could outperform classical computing for specific tasks, such as 'Boson Sampling'.
French researchers' oil-bath experiments provide evidence of wave-particle duality on a macroscopic scale. However, the phenomenon fails to explain entanglement, a key aspect of quantum theory.
A team of researchers at MIT has successfully created walking droplets that exhibit pilot-wave dynamics in action. These droplets are reminiscent of the pilot-wave theory proposed by Louis de Broglie and were previously thought to be exclusive to the microscopic quantum realm.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing have proposed a new model for universal computation using multi-particle quantum walks, which could lead to significant quantum speedup and pave the way for scalable future experiments. The model has potential for natural realization in various systems.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a silicon chip that uses two identical photons to perform complex calculations and simulations, paving the way for a new type of quantum computer. The device has the potential to solve problems that are currently beyond the capabilities of conventional computers.
A team of physicists at the University of Innsbruck successfully demonstrates a quantum walk in trapped ions, with up to 23 steps. This process differs from classical random walks, allowing quantum particles to spread faster and potentially aiding in understanding natural phenomena like energy transport in plants.
Physicists at the University of Bonn have demonstrated a quantum walk, a superposition of heads and tails states in an atomic 'coin', and found unusual effects when observing the particle. This research paves the way for new algorithms, including search processes, that can process information much faster than classical methods.