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Until now, creating quantum superpositions of ultra-cold atoms has been a real headache, too slow to be realistic in the ...

Researchers at Osaka University have revealed a link between the equations describing strain caused by atomic dislocations in ...

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In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm ...

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Schematic diagram of the Zuchongzhi-3 chip. 105 qubits and 182 couplers are integrated on the same chip to perform quantum ...

While Russia “talks peace,” technical experts discover that Moscow is scaling up its production of drones and user training ...

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a project to build a new generation ground-based gamma-ray observatorium. It will ...