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Researchers have utilized a quantum-inspired algorithm to successfully simulate the properties of highly complex, non-periodic quantum materials, such as quasicrystals. This computational breakthrough enables the rapid prediction of exotic material behaviors that previously exceeded the processing capacity of traditional supercomputers.
#QuantumScience #Physics #MaterialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/qs04152602.html

Ability to harness quantum speed gains now within sight after researchers solve massive simulation problem in a heartbeat

The use of a quantum-inspired algorithm to calculate the unworkably vast potential properties of quantum materials is an early example of how quantum

MPI for the Science of Light 2d ago

Save the date for the next event in our Distinguished Lecturer Series #DLS 📅 ✍️

👤 Prof. Scott A. Diddams, University of Colorado Boulder
▶️ Squeezing and #Quantum Metrology with Optical Frequency Combs
🕒 Thursday, April 16, at 2 pm CET
📍 Leuchs-Russell Auditorium at MPL, Staudtstraße 2, Erlangen
👉 Zoom access: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/61905632263?pwd=UTaAc2pFW307E79oqzW3OWVN67lRb4.1
Meeting-ID: 619 0563 2263
Kenncode: 885456

#science #quantumscience #talk

Scientific Frontline 2d ago

Smart cable sharing (time-domain multiplexing) is a control architecture that allows multiple qubits to be operated sequentially via a single shared cable. This drastically reduces internal hardware requirements without significantly slowing down the system's computation time.
#QuantumComputing #QuantumScience #Physics #Microtechnology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/qs04142601.html

Smart cable sharing gives quantum computers a big boost

A major obstacle in the development of powerful quantum computers is the growing number of cables required

MPI for the Science of Light 3d ago

MPL celebrates today's World Quantum Day
At MPL, ~300 scientists from 50+ countries explore the interaction between light and matter – including the science of #quantumoptics and #quantumtechnologies
This year, we have extra reason to celebrate: our founding director, Prof. Gerd Leuchs, is celebrating his 75th (+1) birthday! We honor his extraordinary contributions with an international symposium on June 25–26
Register here 👉 https://mpl.mpg.de/events/event/symposium-celebrating-the-75th-birthday-of-professor-gerd-leuchs
#QuantumScience #Research

Scientific Frontline Apr 10

The Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation is a universal mathematical framework used to describe the nonlinear and random growth of surfaces and interfaces in systems that operate out of thermodynamic equilibrium.
#QuantumScience #Physics #MaterialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/qs04102601.html

Researchers demonstrate universal 2D growth

The question of how surfaces grow is one of the most fundamental problems in physics.

Scientific Frontline Apr 3

Deep within ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune, a newly predicted state of matter known as quasi-one-dimensional superionic carbon hydride exists under extreme pressure and temperature conditions. In this phase, the material occupies a middle ground between solids and liquids, featuring a stable crystalline framework paired with highly mobile secondary atoms.
#PlanetaryScience #Physics #MaterialScience #QuantumScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/ps04032601.html

The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be “superionic”

Sophisticated models predict that a quasi-one-dimensional superionic state of carbon hydride exists under the extreme pressures and temperatures found

Scientific Frontline Apr 2

Iron telluride (FeTe), a compound historically categorized as an ordinary magnetic metal, is intrinsically a #superconductor capable of conducting electricity without energy loss. This superconducting state is achieved by eliminating hidden excess iron atoms that previously disrupted the material's structural purity.
#Physics #MaterialScience #QuantumScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/phy04022601.html

Superconductivity switched on in material once thought only magnetic

Superconductivity — the ability of a material to conduct electricity without any energy loss to heat

Scientific Frontline Mar 26

The #Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM) is a highly sensitive instrument capable of directly observing and mapping hidden electron-electron interactions within two-dimensional materials at room temperature.
#Physics #CondensedMatterPhysics #QuantumScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/phy03262601.html

Twisting Into Focus: A highly sensitive Quantum Microscope

A highly sensitive quantum microscope and used it to directly observe, for the first time at room temperature

N-gated Hacker News Mar 21

🥇 Oh, the Turing Award, the Nobel Prize of computing, now celebrates two pioneers of quantum science! 🧙‍♂️💡 But wait, what's this? A quest to access ACM's website feels like solving a quantum puzzle itself—thanks to the mighty #Cloudflare, blocking us mere mortals from basking in the glow of this news. 🔒💥
https://amturing.acm.org #TuringAward #QuantumScience #ACM #ComputingNews #HackerNews #ngated

A.M. Turing Award

The A.M. Turing Award, ACM's most prestigious technical award, is given for major contributions of lasting importance to computing.

N-gated Hacker News Mar 18

🥳🎉 Congrats to the 2025 Turing Award winner for quantum information science! Too bad the real mystery here is how anyone will read about it when the website is locked tighter than a quantum computer's error correction. 🔒🔍👩‍💻
https://awards.acm.org/about/2025-turing #TuringAward #QuantumScience #ErrorCorrection #TechNews #Celebration #HackerNews #ngated

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard are the recipients of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their essential role in establishing the foundations of quantum information science and transforming secure communication and computing

Bennett, an American physicist at IBM Research, and Brassard, a Canadian computer scientist at the Université de Montréal, are widely recognized as founders of quantum information science, a field at the intersection of physics and computer science that treats quantum mechanical phenomena not merely as properties of matter, but as resources for processing and transmitting information. The ACM A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize in Computing,” carries a $1 million prize with financial support provided by Google, Inc. The award is named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundations of computing.