Nonlinear optical quantum-computing scheme makes a comeback
"Cross-Kerr nonlinearities" could be used to create quantum-logic gate, say physicists
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Giant two-atom molecules are the size of bacteria
Rydberg macrodimer is a quantum-mechanical gold mine
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Rocky planet found in habitable zone around Sun’s nearest neighbour
Earth-mass planet – which could have liquid water on its surface – orbits Proxima Centauri
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Magnetic bacteria target hard-to-treat tumours
New technique transports drugs into solid cancers
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Optical link connects atomic clocks over 1400 km of fibre
Connection is important step towards European network of ultra-precise timekeepers
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UK Atomic Energy Authority gets a new chief executive
Ian Chapman takes over at a tricky time for agency that develops nuclear fusion energy technology
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Quantum mechanics trumps nonlocal causality
Action at a distance alone cannot explain quantum entanglement
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Proton radius mystery deepens as deuterium measurement comes up short
Smaller than expected radius of nucleus puzzles physicists
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Entangled Hawking radiation spotted in analogue black hole
Quantized sound emerges from Bose–Einstein condensate
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Brittle quasicrystals become ductile at the nanoscale
Experiments show that "dislocation glide" dominates quasicrystal deformation
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