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“An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to …

“A theoretical study shows that long-range entanglement can indeed survive at temperatures above absolute zero, if the correct conditions are met. Quantum computing has been earmarked as the next revolutionary step in computing. However current systems are only practically stable …

“A mathematical analysis helps illuminate the puzzle over how information escapes from a black hole A RIKEN physicist and two colleagues have found that a wormhole—a bridge connecting distant regions of the Universe—helps to shed light on the …

“Simulations suggest a new technique for resetting ‘qubits’ in a quantum computer without harming them Rebooting a quantum computer is a tricky process that can damage its parts, but now two RIKEN physicists have proposed a fast and controllable way …

“Researchers from RIKEN and QuTech—a collaboration between TU Delft and TNO— have achieved a key milestone toward the development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer. They were able to demonstrate a two-qubit gate fidelity of 99.5 percent—higher than …

“A new particle predicted by supercomputers could shed light on how matter is formed The predicted existence of an exotic particle made up of six elementary particles known as quarks by RIKEN researchers could deepen our understanding of how quarks …

“An all-RIKEN team has increased the number of silicon-based spin qubits that can be entangled from two to three, highlighting the potential of spin qubits for realizing multi-qubit quantum algorithms1. Quantum computers have the potential to leave conventional computers …

“The interactions that compete to control electron spin can give rise to novel electronic states useful for future quantum technologies In a finding that will help to identify exotic quantum states, RIKEN physicists have seen strongly competing factors that affect …
News Two-dimensional materials and interfaces can convert spin current into a vortex of charge current

“Low-power information processing could be possible using a new method for converting between spin and charge currents Energy-efficient spintronic devices are closer to being realized thanks to a new mechanism predicted by RIKEN physicists for converting between electrical current vortices …

“As devices continue to be built on an increasingly small scale, scientists are looking toward developing ways to engineer materials at the atomic level. In a breakthrough that will contribute to this, published in Nature Communications, researchers from the RIKEN …