Physicists in Konstanz (Germany) have discovered a way to imprint a previously unseen geometrical form of chirality onto electrons. The electrons are shaped into chiral coils of mass and charge.

Researchers at Mainz University and the University of California, Berkeley, achieve a breakthrough in zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, paving the way towards benchmarking quantum chemistry calculations.

Physicists from the University of Cologne have contributed to the discovery of unusual quantum states in a crystal consisting of one-dimensional magnetic chains.

ICFO researchers lead a theoretical study on the interaction between low-energy electrons and light, showing for the first time the emergence of quantum and recoil effects as a consequence. The results could enhance ultrafast electron microscopy, among other potential applications.

Researchers used quantum simulations to obtain new insights into the nature of neutrinos — the mysterious subatomic particles that abound throughout the universe — and their role in the deaths of massive stars. The study relied on support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, and the Quantum Science Center, a national Quantum Information Science Research Center, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. , a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, will announce today at its global Qubits 2024 user conference the launch of a new hybrid quantum solver for nonlinear programs, enabling customers to confront real-world problems of growing complexity.

A research team led by academician DU Jiangfeng and Prof. RONG Xing from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), in collaboration with Professor Jiao Man from Zhejiang University, has utilized solid-state spin quantum sensors to scrutinize exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions (SSIVDs) at short force ranges, reporting new experimental results between electron spins. This work has been published in Physical Review Letters.

Researchers in Germany are using a PC card for arbitrary waveform generation (AWG) to develop a quantum computing system.

Researchers at ICFO tackle the problem of light confinement in nanocavities from two different perspectives. First, they successfully realize high-quality ultrathin crystalline metal structures that can support spatially compressed plasmons; and second, they demonstrate an efficient technique to couple light to confined surface plasmons.