Ultracold atoms reveal a new type of quantum magnetic behavior
The findings may help researchers design “spintronic” devices and novel magnetic materials.
Dec. 16, 2020 • ~8 min
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New type of atomic clock keeps time even more precisely
The design, which uses entangled atoms, could help scientists detect dark matter and study gravity’s effect on time.
Dec. 16, 2020 • ~7 min
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An LED that can be integrated directly into computer chips
The advance could cut production costs and reduce the size of microelectronics for sensing and communication.
Dec. 14, 2020 • ~7 min
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Physicists capture the sound of a “perfect” fluid
The results should help scientists study the viscosity in neutron stars, the plasma of the early universe, and other strongly interacting fluids.
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~8 min
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Lighting up the ion trap
Fiber optics built into a chip can deliver all the laser light needed to control ions for quantum computing and sensing.
Nov. 4, 2020 • ~8 min
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Scaling up the quantum chip
MIT engineers develop a hybrid process that connects photonics with “artificial atoms,” to produce the largest quantum chip of its type.
July 8, 2020 • ~7 min
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Mirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms.
Feb. 24, 2020 • ~9 min
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A new facet for germanium
MIT researchers grow perfectly shaped germanium tunnels on silicon oxide with controllable length.
Jan. 31, 2020 • ~10 min
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Researchers discover a new way to control infrared light
The new method could impact devices used in imaging, machine learning, and more.
Jan. 30, 2020 • ~7 min
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A trapped-ion pair may help scale up quantum computers
Qubits made from strontium and calcium ions can be precisely controlled by technology that already exists.
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
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