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Building an understanding of quantum turbulence from the ground up

“Researchers show how energy disappears in quantum turbulence. The discovery paves way for a better understanding of turbulence in scales ranging from the microscopic to the planetary. Most people only encounter turbulence as an unpleasant feature of air travel, but …

Next-gen AI designers won’t crush human creativity

“If ‘design is intelligence made visible’, as author and brand consultant Alina Wheeler has framed it, then artificial intelligence (AI) and design should make a perfect match. New research shows that AI assistance can indeed create better designs, at least …

Researchers take a step towards turning interactions that normally ruin quantum information into a way of protecting it

“A new method for predicting the behavior of quantum devices provides a crucial tool for real-world applications of quantum technology Researchers have found a way to predict the behavior of many-body quantum systems coupled to their environment. The work represents …

By detecting tiny flashes of heat, scientists pave way for more stable quantum computers

“An international collaboration between quantum scientists resulted in a new way to measure heat dissipation in superconducting quantum circuits – crucial building blocks for quantum technologies such as computers. The discovery represents a step forward for experimental quantum thermodynamics, the field …

A peculiar protected structure links Viking knots with quantum vortices

“Mathematical analysis identifies a vortex structure that is impervious to decay Scientists have shown how three vortices can be linked in a way that prevents them from being dismantled. The structure of the links resembles a pattern used by Vikings …

Designing quantum materials with quantum computers

“Designing quantum materials with specific exotic quantum properties is one of the greatest challenges in quantum technologies and material science. Specifically, predicting the behavior of collective quantum systems pushes computational capabilities to their limit, and predicting correlated quantum materials is …

Researchers use quantum mechanics to see objects without looking at them

“The new method bridges the quantum and classical worlds and could improve measurements in quantum computers and other applications We see the world around us because light is being absorbed by specialized cells in our retina. But can vision happen …

The smallest robotic arm you can imagine is controlled by artificial intelligence

“Researchers used deep reinforcement learning to steer atoms into a lattice shape, with a view to building new materials or nanodevices. In a very cold vacuum chamber, single atoms of silver form a star-like lattice. The precise formation is not …

An atomic-scale window into superconductivity paves the way for new quantum materials

“Researchers have demonstrated a new technique to measure the quantum excitations in superconducting materials with atomic precision for the first time. Detecting these excitations is an important step towards understand exotic superconductors, which could help us improve quantum computers and …

The limits of vision: seeing shadows in the dark

“A dedicated neural circuit in the retina detects shadows even in near-complete darkness Mice use a specific neural pathway to detect shadows, and it can detect just about the dimmest shadows possible, according to new research from Aalto University and …