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Quantum Dots That Assemble Themselves
February 20, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated a process whereby quantum dots can self-assemble at optimal locations in nanowires, a breakthrough that could improve solar cells, quantum computing, and lighting ... > full story -
Breakthrough Architecture for Quantum Computers Proposed
February 17, 2013 Scientists have proposed a new computational model that may become the architecture for a scalable quantum ... > full story -
Playing Quantum Tricks With Measurements
February 17, 2013 Physicists have performed an experiment that seems to contradict the foundations of quantum theory – at first glance. The team reversed a quantum measurement in a prototype quantum information ... > full story -
Quantum Cryptography Put to Work for Electric Grid Security
February 14, 2013 Quantum cryptography researchers completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum ... > full story -
A Quantum Dot Energy Harvester
February 14, 2013 A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. The engines would be microscopic ... > full story -
Combining Quantum Information Communication and Storage
February 14, 2013 Researchers in Finland have successfully connected a superconducting quantum bit, or qubit, with a micrometer-sized drum head. Thus they transferred information from the qubit to the resonator and ... > full story -
Engineers Show Feasibility of Superfast Materials: 'Organic Topological Insulators' for Quantum Computing
February 13, 2013 Engineers demonstrated it is feasible to build the first organic materials that conduct electricity on their edges, but act as an insulator inside. These materials, called organic topological ... > full story -
Invisible Tool Enables New Quantum Experiments
February 11, 2013 Physicists have now succeeded in constructing a novel matter wave interferometer which enables new quantum studies with a broad class of particles, including atoms, molecules and nanoparticles. These ... > full story -
Researchers Explore Quantum Entanglement
February 8, 2013 Researchers propose a way in which "spooky action at a distance" can be shown ... > full story -
Scientists Create 'Building Block' of Quantum Networks
February 7, 2013 A proof-of-concept device that could pave the way for on-chip optical quantum networks has been created by a group of researchers. The device has been described as the "building block of future ... > full story
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