Quantum computers need special materials called topological superconductors—but they’ve been notoriously difficult to create. Researchers have now shown they can trigger this exotic state by subtly ...

The collaboration of TU Wien with research groups in China has resulted in a crucial building block for a new kind of quantum computer: The realization of a novel type of quantum logic gate makes it ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up ...

Quantum computing technology is complex, getting off the ground and maturing. There is promise of things to come. potentially ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson exp ...

Scientists have pulled off a feat long considered out of reach: getting light to mimic the famous quantum Hall effect. In ...

While the basic form of QKD enables information to be transmitted securely, it does have some weak points. One of them is ...

New evidence suggests a rare triplet superconductor may help quantum computers stay in sync by preserving electron spin ...

Henry Yuen is developing a new mathematical language to describe problems whose inputs and outputs aren’t ordinary numbers.

A wafer-thin flake of bismuth telluride can act a little like a one-way street for electricity, even when the push comes from ...

Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the ...

It feels so obvious that time moves forward that questioning it can seem almost pointless.