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Rochester physicists find ‘spooky action at a distance’ at CERN
Tue, 11 Jun 2024
The researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles.
Continue ReadingNew surface acoustic wave techniques could lead to surfing a quantum internet
Mon, 13 May 2024
Researchers have developed new methods to couple light to sound waves that glide on surfaces.
Continue ReadingUniversity secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research
Tue, 12 Mar 2024
The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.
Continue ReadingNew strategy reveals ‘full chemical complexity’ of quantum decoherence
Mon, 18 Dec 2023
The findings can be used to design molecules with custom quantum coherence properties, laying the chemical foundation for emerging quantum technologies.
Continue ReadingNew tools will help study quantum chemistry aboard the International Space Station
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Rochester Professor Nicholas Bigelow helped develop experiments conducted at NASA’s Cold Atom Lab to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us.
Continue ReadingQuantum dots: Chemistry professor explains a Nobel Prize–winning discovery
Thu, 05 Oct 2023
The fruits of the recent Nobel laureates’ labor can be seen not only in high-end monitors and screens, but also in collaborative research across the sciences.
Continue ReadingA quantum leap in cooling atoms for better computers
Tue, 12 Sep 2023
A new grant will allow John Nichol and his team to study thermoelectricity to help develop more efficient quantum computers.
Continue ReadingCreating superconducting circuits
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Rochester researchers led by Machiel Blok are formulating new techniques—including one that uses qudits instead of qubits—to improve superconducting circuits and make quantum computers that are more powerful and reliable. <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/quantum-computing-superconducting-circuits-qudits-561992/">This is how they qudit >></a>
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