Devices that can confine individual electrons are potential building blocks for quantum information systems. But the electrons must be protected from external disturbances. RIKEN researchers have now ...

The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark's plans to develop "the world's most powerful commercial quantum computer" mark just two of the latest developments in quantum ...

The new method, which uses quantum dots, performs as well as or better than current infrared light sources while being much ...

Senior Research Leader and Deputy Director, Science and Emerging Technology, RAND Europe The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark’s plans to develop “the world’s most ...

A research team in China has built a quantum dot device that produces photon pairs with record-setting purity, achieving a two-photon fraction of 0.983(1). The work, published in Nature Materials, ...

Quantum computers need special materials called topological superconductors—but they’ve been notoriously difficult to create. Researchers have now shown they can trigger this exotic state by subtly ...

Scientists may have spotted a long-sought triplet superconductor — a material that can transmit both electricity and electron spin with zero resistance. That ability could dramatically stabilize ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Following Grand Valley State University’s approval of the $166 million Blue Dot technology hub, U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten announced over $1 million in federal support for the ...

Tech leaders are beginning to worry about the public’s underwhelming enthusiasm for their plans to remake the world with artificial intelligence. Will that burst the bubble? By David Streitfeld David ...