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New Simulation Sheds Light on Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes

Quantum projects launched to solve universe’s mysteries

13 Jan 2021

Researchers will use cutting-edge quantum technologies to transform our understanding of the universe and answer key questions such as the nature of...

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Entanglement

Hidden symmetry could be key to more robust quantum systems, researchers find

09 Dec 2020

Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum...

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Artist's impression of a quantum metrology device

‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements

29 Jul 2020

Scientists have found that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular...

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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding

01 Apr 2020

Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding...

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Quantum state of single electrons controlled by ‘surfing’ on sound waves

10 Oct 2019

Researchers have successfully used sound waves to control quantum information in a single electron, a significant step towards efficient, robust...

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‘The Next Leap Forward’ – four quantum technologies hubs to lead UK’s research drive

12 Jul 2019

Technologies that will allow fire crews to see through smoke and dust, computers to solve previously unsolvable computational problems, construction...

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Ultra-secure form of virtual money proposed

08 May 2019

A new type of money that allows users to make decisions based on information arriving at different locations and times, and that could also protect...

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Theoretical ESR spectrum buildup as a function of two-photon detuning δ and drive time τ, for a Rabi frequency of Ω = 3.3 MHz on the central transition.

Physicists get thousands of semiconductor nuclei to do ‘quantum dances’ in unison

22 Feb 2019

A team of Cambridge researchers have found a way to control the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots so they can operate as a quantum memory...

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Quantum leap

06 Feb 2019

Cambridge researchers are devising new methods to keep sensitive information out of the hands of hackers. They launched the UK’s first ‘unhackable’...

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Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship

29 Oct 2018

The University of Cambridge is a partner in the €1 billion Quantum Flagship, an EU-funded initiative to develop quantum technologies across Europe.

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Fiber Optic

Cambridge launches UK’s first quantum network

13 Jun 2018

The UK’s first quantum network was launched today in Cambridge, enabling ‘unhackable’ communications, made secure by the laws of physics, between...

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Researchers chart the ‘secret’ movement of quantum particles

22 Dec 2017

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have taken a peek into the secretive domain of quantum mechanics. In a theoretical paper published in...

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