Giant 'quantum twisters' may form in liquid light
05 March 2021New mechanism found for generating giant vortices in quantum fluids of light.
Through the looking glass: artificial ‘molecules’ open door to ultrafast devices
03 March 2021Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Skoltech in Russia have shown that polaritons, the quirky particles that may end up running the quantum supercomputers of the future, can form structures that behave like molecules – and these ‘artificial molecules’ can potentially be engineered on demand. Their results are published in the journal Physical Review B Letters.
‘Multiplying’ light could be key to ultra-powerful optical computers
08 February 2021New type of optical computing could solve highly complex problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.
New type of supercomputer could be based on ‘magic dust’ combination of light and matter
25 September 2017A team of researchers from the UK and Russia have successfully demonstrated that a type of ‘magic dust’ which combines light and matter can be used to solve complex problems and could eventually surpass the capabilities of even the most powerful supercomputers.
Hunt for an unidentified electron object
25 March 2014New research sheds light on the nature of ‘unidentified electron objects’ - a mysterious class of objects that exists in superfluid helium at low temperature.
The dance of quantum tornadoes
04 December 2012A quantum fluid trapped on top of a semiconductor chip can be used to measure movements to astonishing precision.
Seeing Quantum Mechanics with the naked eye
08 January 2012New research lays groundwork for new generation of ultrasensitive gyroscopes to measure gravity, magnetic field, and create quantum circuits.
