Plasmon-enhanced ultralow-threshold solid-state triplet fusion upconversion
Nadort, A., Zhao, J. & Goldys, E. M. Lanthanide upconversion luminescence at the nanoscale: fundamentals and optical properties.…
The sci-fi films that physicists love to watch — from Interstellar to Spider-Man
Nature has interviewed a multitude of physicists this year in celebration of the 100th birthday of quantum mechanics.…
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…
Single-shot phase diversity wavefront sensing in deep turbulence via metasurface optics
Al-Gailani, S. A. et al. A survey of Free Space Optics (FSO) communication systems, links, and networks. IEEE…
Scientists Gave a Quantum Computer a ‘Lie Detector Test’ and It Passed
The superconducting chip. Credit: Zhejiang University In a lab in Hangzhou, China, a small chip may have just…
Thermodynamic limits surpassed with quantum energy-harvesting method
Japanese researchers have unveiled a breakthrough in energy harvesting that could redefine efficiency limits. By exploiting quantum states…
US team achieves 99% fidelity in quantum communication breakthrough
In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research…
These Nobel Prize Winners Paved The Way For Quantum Computing
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, a startup…
Temporal characterization of tunable few-cycle vacuum ultraviolet pulses
Krausz, F. & Ivanov, M. Attosecond physics. Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 163–234 (2009). Article ADS Google Scholar Lépine,…
Researchers Claim First ‘Unconditional Proof’ of Quantum Advantage. What Happens Next?
Quantum computers are already here, even though it’s not readily apparent. Now, researchers say quantum advantage—the field’s long-promised…