Entanglement swapping using sum-frequency generation between single photons demonstrated for first time
Experimental setup for the SFG-based entanglement swapping One entangled photon pair is generated from each of the two…
Cracks in Antarctic ‘Doomsday Glacier’ ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization
An image showing ice flow speed at the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Credit: University of Manitoba Thwaites…
Compact laser system shows 80% efficiency for ultrashort light pulses is possible
Multipass optical parametric amplifier with laser beam: The new system demonstrates the development of highly efficient and compact…
Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
A new study has constrained the Enceladus’s global conductive heat flow by studying its seasonal temperature variations at…
Ultrafast VUV pulses fully characterized for probing valence electron dynamics
Electron FROG apparatus. a. measured spectra of pulses tuned across the VUV, b. and c. electron FROG traces…
Charge carrier pairs in cuprate compounds shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
A short pulse excites a pair of charge carriers in oxygen atoms (red). Its energy could be measured.…
Single organic molecule triggers Kondo effect in molecular-scale ‘Kondo box’
by Li Xiangyang; Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Illustration of a molecular…
How quantum computers can aid the search for room-temperature superconductors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For the first time, a quantum computer has successfully measured pairing correlations (quantum signals…
Breakthrough could connect quantum computers at 200X the distance
New research from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) Asst. Prof. Tian Zhong could…
Gyromorphs combine liquid and crystal traits to enhance light-based computers
Illustration of a 60-fold gyromorph’s properties. Top row: Structure of the gyromorph. Left: Structure factor. Right: Pair correlation…