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Quantum memory meets cryptography
A new quantum repeater protocol based on post-matching offers improved entanglement generation and robustness, bridging advances in quantum communication and cryptography
Shaping light with engineered Rydberg states
A novel method for continuously tuning single-photon nonlinearity using engineered Rydberg states paves the way for more controllable and scalable quantum technologies
Exploring supersymmetry through twisted bilayer materials
Twisted bilayers of two-dimensional materials exhibit energy bands with trivial and non-trivial topology, where Coulomb interactions drive spontaneous symmetry breaking
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Read article: Probing the yield point in glasses via controlled irradiation
Probing the yield point in glasses via controlled irradiation
A new X-ray-based method reveals how glasses yield upon irradiation, offering insights into their structural resilience and potential for radiation resistant applications
Read article: Chiral spin dynamics and time crystals in acoustic systems
Chiral spin dynamics and time crystals in acoustic systems
A chiral two-mode Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick model using acoustic cavities enables the simulation of exotic quantum phenomena like time crystals on a novel hybrid platform
Read article: Toward a unified equation of state for liquids based on phonon theory
Toward a unified equation of state for liquids based on phonon theory
A phonon-based theoretical framework for liquids marks a major step toward a universal equation of state with broad implications across physics, chemistry and engineering
Read article: Manipulating time crystals between continuous and discrete states
Manipulating time crystals between continuous and discrete states
A novel method for transforming continuous time crystals into discrete ones using subharmonic injection locking offers insight into exotic quantum phases
Read article: What’s the difference between a left-handed molecule and a right-handed one?
What’s the difference between a left-handed molecule and a right-handed one?
Researchers have found a new method to separate right- and left-handed molecules using circularly polarised light
Read article: Virtual melting accompanies shear-induced crystal transitions
Virtual melting accompanies shear-induced crystal transitions
Researchers have shown how virtual melting in colloidal crystals enables changes from one crystalline structure to another
Read article: How to make new materials by predicting their universal electronic structure
How to make new materials by predicting their universal electronic structure
A unified theoretical framework to describe particles and waves in non-Hermitian systems, potentially leading to major advancements in condensed matter physics, is developed
Read article: How to make a motor the size of a molecule
How to make a motor the size of a molecule
Researchers have found a new way to optimise the design of molecular motors, bringing us one step closer to making synthetic molecular machines a reality
Read article: How wavelike electrons produce quantum light
How wavelike electrons produce quantum light
A necessary step towards controlling quantum computers is made by producing light with quantum effects by making electrons behave as waves
Read article: Tracking the evolution of quantum topology
Tracking the evolution of quantum topology
A novel equation tracks the time evolution of an open quantum system's topology
Read article: Synchronising two clocks comes at a thermodynamic cost
Synchronising two clocks comes at a thermodynamic cost
Vibrating optomechanical membranes offer a way to measure the thermodynamic cost of synchronising two clocks
Read article: Accounting for planetary density variations helps simulate the gravitational field
Accounting for planetary density variations helps simulate the gravitational field
Seeing the Earth as concentric shells helps model the planet’s gravitational field
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