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The ultra-careful quest to find the shape of the electron’s charge

Physicists use extreme precision tests to search for flaws in the Standard Model. A new study used a strong electric field in the molecule hafnium fluoride to measure the electric dipole moment of its valence electrons, and concluded by finding no evidence of 'new physics'. This result precludes the existence…

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2023

Russian Company Presents 16-qubit Quantum Computer to Vladimir Putin

Rosatom at the Forum for Future Technologies in Moscow, Russia showcased what it says is a working, 16-qubit quantum computer based on trapped ions. It seems that Russia isn't as far behind the quantum times as some might have hoped.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 19, 2023

Quantum Computing Qubit Entanglement Record Broken at 51

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have managed to entangle a record 51 qubits. More importantly, the qubits weren't just entangled in pairs, but as a single system, a required step on the road to more useful quantum computing.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 16, 2023

IBM Unlocks Quantum Utility With its 127-Qubit "Eagle" Quantum Processing Unit

IBM has announced that it has unlocked practical utility out of today's NISQ-era quantum computers - showing how a pairing of quantum and standard computing is required for reliable, consistent, truthful - and thus useful - results.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 2, 2023

Is dark matter fuzzy? Ultracold state of matter sheds light on dark matter candidate

An exotic, ultracold state of matter on Earth is helping scientists study the behavior of "fuzzy" dark matter.

Space · Jun 26, 2023

Exotic new state of matter discovered by squishing subatomic particles into an ultradense crystal

By shining a strong beam of light through two chemical compounds, scientists discovered a unique new state of matter made of particles called excitons.

Space · Jun 26, 2023

Physicists May Be Tantalizingly Close to Identifying What Dark Matter is Made Of

There’s some potentially big news on the hunt for dark matter. Astronomers may have a handle on what makes this mysterious cosmic stuff: strange particles called “axions.”

Inverse · Jun 21, 2023

Quantum computers could overtake classical ones within 2 years, IBM 'benchmark' experiment shows

A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digital computers at practical tasks in the next two years.

Space · Jun 19, 2023

Explained | Are phonons, particles of sound, quantum too?

Can we build a quantum computer whose information unit is, colloquially speaking, sound? According to a paper published in Science this month, it should be possible. The problem is that researchers can manipulate electrons using electric currents, magnetic fields, etc., and they can manipulate photons with mirrors, lenses, etc. –…

The Hindu · Jun 19, 2023

Large Hadron Collider may be closing in on the universe's missing antimatter

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider are closing in on an explanation for why we live in a universe of matter and not antimatter.

Space · Jun 16, 2023