The researchers used acoustic waves in a classical environment to demonstrate nonseparability without the time limitations and fragility of quantum information processing. This approach has the potential to bring significant improvements in data processing efficiency and stability.
SourceUniversity of Arizona College of Engineering·DateSep 18, 2019
Researchers have developed a new tool to detect non-Gaussian noise affecting qubits, which can cause decoherence and destroy their fragile quantum state. By analyzing the noise patterns, scientists hope to gain insights into microscopic mechanisms and develop more effective methods to protect qubits from specific types of noise.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalNature Communications·DateSep 16, 2019
Researchers from Dartmouth College and MIT successfully detect and characterize complex non-Gaussian noise processes in superconducting quantum computing systems. This breakthrough advances the development of more precise qubit systems, which is essential for building scalable and high-performing quantum computers.
SourceDartmouth College·JournalNature Communications·DateSep 16, 2019
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Researchers at Rice University found a way to safeguard quantum bit information by studying the behavior of heavy fermions in extreme cold and magnetic fields. The discovery provides a new approach to minimize decoherence, a major concern in qubit design.
SourceRice University·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·DateAug 26, 2019
Scientists have discovered a superconductor that can resist quantum decoherence, allowing for longer qubit lifetimes and more efficient quantum logic circuits. The material, uranium ditelluride (UTe2), has unique properties that make it attractive for building quantum computers.
SourceNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)·JournalScience·DateAug 15, 2019
Scientists have created a new record by entangling 20 quantum bits in a 'Schrödinger's cat' state, exceeding the previous limit of 14 qubits. The team used a programmable quantum simulator to control and manipulate the qubits, demonstrating the potential for quantum technologies.
SourceForschungszentrum Juelich·JournalScience·DateAug 13, 2019
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A Berkeley Lab-led team used quantum annealing to solve a tough math problem that stumps even the world's most powerful supercomputers. The algorithm can evaluate multiple variables simultaneously and return the correct solution, potentially revolutionizing fields like systems engineering and operations research.
SourceDOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory·JournalScientific Reports·DateAug 1, 2019
Scientists have successfully imaged an exotic quantum particle called a Majorana fermion, which can be used as a building block for future qubits and the realization of quantum computers. This achievement brings researchers closer to developing robust qubits and ultimately building quantum computers.
SourceUniversity of Illinois Chicago·JournalScience Advances·DateJul 29, 2019
Researchers create device that exploits quantum principles to detect phonons, enabling precise measurement of individual sound particles and paving the way for new types of quantum devices. This breakthrough could lead to more compact and efficient quantum computers that operate by manipulating sound rather than light.
SourceStanford University - School of Humanities and Sciences·JournalNature·DateJul 26, 2019
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A team of researchers led by Professor Michelle Simmons has achieved a major milestone in building an atom-scale quantum computer, demonstrating the fastest two-qubit gate in silicon. The breakthrough involves placing two atom qubits closer together than ever before and controlling their spin states in real-time.
SourceUniversity of New South Wales·JournalNature·DateJul 17, 2019
Researchers at the University of Utah discovered that as the insulating layers of a topological insulator get thinner, its metallic surfaces start influencing each other and losing their conductivity. The study found that this phenomenon occurs at an insulating layer thickness of around 16 quintuple atomic layers across.
SourceUniversity of Utah·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateJul 16, 2019
The new design achieves around 95% indistinguishability and three times higher efficiency than traditional cavities. It enables the production of high-quality single photons necessary for practical quantum computing, solving problems intractable for classical computers.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateMay 14, 2019
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For the first time, researchers have measured the fidelity of two-qubit logic operations in silicon with highly promising results. The study demonstrates an average two-qubit gate fidelity of 98%, paving the way for scaling up to a full-scale quantum processor.
SourceUniversity of New South Wales·JournalNature·DateMay 13, 2019
Researchers have developed a new device that exhibits topological superconductivity in planar structures, a key step towards scaling up quantum computing. This breakthrough combines semiconductor and superconductor materials to create a robust technology that could aid the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers.
A team of Sydney researchers has achieved a world-record result in reducing errors in semiconductor electron 'spin qubits', a crucial step towards building useful quantum computers. The result, published in Nature Electronics, demonstrates error rates as low as 0.043 percent.
SourceUniversity of Sydney·JournalNature Electronics·DateApr 17, 2019
Scientists are developing better manufacturing processes and control equipment for superconducting circuits and trapped ions. New materials like silicon spin devices and topological materials are also being explored to reduce noise and error in qubits.
SourceAmerican Chemical Society·JournalChemical & Engineering News·DateApr 17, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Oregon have successfully created artificial atoms in white graphene, which can generate single photons and potentially lead to breakthroughs in all-optical quantum computing. The discovery enables the scalable fabrication of artificial atoms onto a microchip, working in air and at room temperature.
Researchers at Tohoku University developed an algorithm to improve the D-Wave quantum annealer's ability to solve complex combinatorial optimization problems. The new algorithm allows for larger subproblems, leading to more optimal solutions efficiently.
SourceTohoku University·JournalScientific Reports·DateApr 10, 2019
Researchers at Penn State have developed a new method for measuring the quantum states of atomic qubits with unprecedented accuracy, achieving a fidelity of 0.9994. This breakthrough enables the development of more reliable and efficient quantum computers.
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A research group led by Professor PAN Jianwei and LU Chaoyang successfully designed the largest planar code platform at present using photons, demonstrating path-independent property in optical systems. This work provides a platform for simulating braiding operations with linear optics, enabling further exploration of anyonic statistics.
SourceUniversity of Science and Technology of China·JournalOptica·DateMar 25, 2019
Researchers develop qubits based on semiconductors, showcasing high control fidelity and integration with classical CMOS technology. Challenges include effective readout methods, uniform materials, and scalable designs to overcome obstacles in achieving fault-tolerant quantum computing.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·DateMar 21, 2019
A new computer program can identify unwanted states in quantum computers, allowing users to check reliability without technical expertise. Researchers used the IBM Q Experience and dimension witnessing technique to demonstrate the method's accuracy.
SourceUniversity of Warwick·JournalPhysical Review A·DateMar 19, 2019
Scientists have developed a method to swap electron spins between distant quantum dots, enabling fast interaction and space for pulsed gate electrodes. This breakthrough brings us closer to future applications of quantum information and potential quantum computers.
SourceUniversity of Copenhagen·JournalNature Communications·DateMar 18, 2019
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Researchers successfully reversed the state of a quantum computer a fraction of a second into the past and calculated the probability of an electron in empty interstellar space spontaneously traveling back into its recent past. The phenomenon occurs due to a random fluctuation in the cosmic microwave background, with the reverse evolut...
SourceMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology·JournalScientific Reports·DateMar 13, 2019
Two universities have collaborated to overcome a fundamental hurdle in building quantum computers in silicon. This collaboration opens the way for further development of machines at scale, enabling billions of qubits to be built in complex arrays.
SourceUniversity of Sydney·JournalNature Nanotechnology·DateMar 11, 2019
Researchers demonstrated scrambling of information in a quantum computer, simulating the behavior of matter inside a black hole. They showed that entangled qubits could potentially be used to probe the mysterious interiors of black holes.
SourceUniversity of California - Berkeley·JournalNature·DateMar 6, 2019
Purdue researchers have successfully probed interference of quasiparticles using a new device. The device, built with molecular beam epitaxy, overcomes technical challenges to observe quantum mechanical effects. This breakthrough may be key to developing topological qubits and advancing quantum computing.
SourcePurdue University·JournalNature Physics·DateMar 4, 2019
A new measurement technique called COSPLI enables researchers to map and measure large-scale photonic quantum correlation with single-photon sensitivity, a critical step towards making photon-based quantum computing practical. The method uses CCD cameras and suppresses noise to detect signals from individual photons.
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The discovery represents a powerful mechanism for quantum computing and cryptography. Researchers developed an exponential-SWAP gate that can link encoded particles on demand, mitigating the limitation of previous designs and enabling flexible operations.
Researchers at the University of Sydney have demonstrated an order of magnitude improvement in reducing infidelity, or error rates, in quantum logic gates by using codes to detect and discard errors. This achievement opens a path to further improvements in quantum computers.
SourceUniversity of Sydney·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateFeb 27, 2019
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new way to encode qubits in trapped-ion mechanical oscillators, which could lead to more efficient quantum error correction. By exploiting the properties of periodically arranged oscillatory states, they can detect and correct errors with high precision.
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Purdue University researchers have developed a material that improves the stability of quantum bits by enhancing supercurrents on their surface. This innovation has potential to boost quantum computing's performance and accuracy.
SourcePurdue University·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateFeb 26, 2019
Aalto University scientists have developed a new method to read information from qubits, the basic building blocks of a quantum computer. By applying two microwave pulses instead of one, they were able to complete the readout in 300 nanoseconds, faster than previously possible.
SourceAalto University·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateFeb 25, 2019
A team of Cambridge researchers controlled the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots, enabling them to operate as a quantum memory device. This achievement harnesses the interaction between electrons and nuclear spins, proving the nuclei can exchange information with an electron qubit.
SourceSt. John's College, University of Cambridge·JournalScience·DateFeb 21, 2019
A new hardware platform based on isolated electron spins in a two-dimensional material was demonstrated by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The system utilizes defects in sheets of hexagonal boron nitride to manipulate individual quantum states, enabling potential applications in quantum technology and sensing.
SourceUniversity of Pennsylvania·JournalNature Communications·DateFeb 11, 2019
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A team of scientists successfully simulated an arbitrary quantum channel for a superconducting qubit, allowing for controlled evolution in various physical environments. This breakthrough demonstrates the potential for this technology in future applications, including quantum computation and simulation.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·DateJan 11, 2019
Researchers at UNSW's CQC2T have shown that they can build atomic precision qubits in a 3D device, achieving critical components of the 3D chip architecture. They demonstrated the feasibility of an architecture using atomic-scale qubits aligned to control lines inside a 3D design.
SourceUniversity of New South Wales·JournalNature Nanotechnology·DateJan 7, 2019
Sandia National Laboratories has launched four new projects to advance quantum computing, including a 'testbed' for industrial and academic researchers. The projects focus on creating accessible components, high-level algorithms and tools to measure quantum hardware performance.
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Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have recorded the temporal coherence of a graphene qubit, demonstrating a key step forward for practical quantum computing. The qubit maintained a superposition state for 55 nanoseconds before returning to its ground state.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalNature Nanotechnology·DateDec 31, 2018
Researchers have developed a hybrid device combining two types of qubits to solve the speed bottleneck in quantum computing. By integrating different qubit architectures, they achieved rapid initialization and coherent measurements, paving the way for more scalable devices.
Researchers describe an extended quantum Maxwell's demon that violates the second law of thermodynamics in a system up to 5 meters away from the device. The demon channels entropy away from a target qubit, reducing its disorder without affecting its energy.
SourceMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology·JournalPhysical Review B·DateDec 20, 2018
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Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena have synthesized a molecule that can perform the function of a computing unit in a quantum computer. The molecule, a trinuclear copper complex, meets the condition of having a sufficiently long-lived spin state to be used as a qubit.
SourceFriedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena·JournalChemical Communications·DateDec 11, 2018
Researchers have discovered a new way to manipulate spin-orbit coupling in silicon to create compact and efficient qubits for large-scale quantum computing. This breakthrough enables fast read-out of the spin state of just two boron atoms in an extremely compact circuit, hosting all devices in a commercial transistor.
SourceCentre for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology·JournalScience Advances·DateDec 7, 2018
The researchers successfully demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum information, performing distinct operations on two qubits in parallel. This breakthrough enables universal quantum computing and improves energy efficiency, stability, and control.
SourceDOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory·JournalOptica·DateDec 4, 2018
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Researchers at USC have successfully implemented a method called dynamical decoupling to suppress erroneous calculations and increase the fidelity of results in quantum computers. The technique, which uses staccato bursts of energy pulses to offset ambient disturbances, improved final fidelity by threefold in IBM's 16-qubit QX5 computer.
SourceUniversity of Southern California·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateNov 29, 2018
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a compact sensor for accessing information stored in individual atoms, reducing the number of connections and gates required for scale-up. This breakthrough enables more efficient and sensitive qubit readout, a crucial step towards scalable quantum computing in silicon.
SourceUniversity of New South Wales·JournalPhysical Review X·DateNov 26, 2018
Researchers successfully generate three-photon entanglement in three dimensions, increasing information capacity and paving the way for future technologies such as quantum computers and encryption. This breakthrough could enable teleportation of complex quantum systems and has significant implications for quantum communication networks.
SourceUniversity of Vienna·JournalNature Photonics·DateNov 2, 2018
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Scientists at the University of Sussex have developed a method to reduce disruptive environmental effects on trapped ion quantum computers. The breakthrough enables the creation of large-scale quantum computers capable of solving complex problems, with potential applications in fields such as medicine, finance, and agriculture.
SourceUniversity of Sussex·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateOct 31, 2018
An Australian research team has experimentally realised a crucial combination of two fundamental quantum techniques on a silicon chip, confirming the promise of silicon for quantum computing. The integrated design combines single-spin addressability and a qubit read-out process vital for quantum error correction.
SourceUniversity of New South Wales·JournalNature Communications·DateOct 30, 2018
A team of physicists at the University of Konstanz has developed a theoretical concept to shield electric and magnetic noise, extending the coherence time of spin qubits. This enables thousands of computer operations to be carried out in fractions of a second, paving the way for more efficient quantum computing.
SourceUniversity of Konstanz·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateOct 26, 2018
Researchers use artificial intelligence to develop a quantum error correction system that can learn from experience, outperforming traditional methods. The approach enables quantum computers to solve complex tasks by correcting errors in qubit states.
SourceMax-Planck-Gesellschaft·JournalPhysical Review X·DateOct 25, 2018
The University of Delaware is leading the charge in quantum technology research with a $1 million NSF grant. The team aims to develop quantum electronics that can process information faster and with greater accuracy, enabling next-generation technologies for communication, computing, and sensing.
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Researchers have created a new method for measuring the state of qubits, a crucial step towards building powerful quantum computers. This breakthrough could lead to significant advancements in fields like pharmaceutical development and cryptography.
Researchers at University of Turku and University of Science and Technology of China have successfully controlled the flow of quantum information into the environment, preventing its disappearance. This breakthrough has significant implications for basic research and the development of quantum technologies.
SourceUniversity of Turku·JournalNature Communications·DateSep 13, 2018
Yale researchers successfully teleported a quantum gate between logical qubits, enabling deterministic inter-module operations and advancing modular quantum computing. This breakthrough is crucial for building large-scale, error-correctable quantum computers.
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have successfully demonstrated a logic gate that enables the exchange of information between photons and atoms, a breakthrough necessary for scaling up quantum computers. This achievement paves the way for the development of more powerful quantum computing systems.
SourceWeizmann Institute of Science·JournalNature Physics·DateSep 3, 2018
A University of Queensland researcher led an international study to develop a programmable machine that can accomplish various tasks using reprogrammed settings, resulting in exponential changes.
SourceUniversity of Queensland·JournalNature Photonics·DateAug 20, 2018
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A team of researchers at the University of Bristol has developed a silicon chip that can guide single photons to encode qubits, demonstrating a fully functional quantum processor. This breakthrough device shows promise for scalable and low-cost production of quantum computers.
SourceUniversity of Bristol·JournalNature Photonics·DateAug 20, 2018
A Rice University scientist has developed a new method to diagnose quantum computers, reducing the need for expensive measurements. This approach uses compressed sensing to minimize data while ensuring accurate results, making it possible to validate even large-scale systems.
Researchers at Yokohama National University have demonstrated fault-tolerant universal holonomic quantum gates, paving the way for fast and reliable quantum computing. The team achieved this breakthrough by manipulating a geometric spin qubit in an NV center, enabling precise control over long-lived quantum memories.
SourceYokohama National University·JournalNature Communications·DateAug 13, 2018