
Quantum 'Cat' States Stop Bouncing Back as Chinese Team Adds More Qubits
Fuzhou University physicists watched a microwave superposition recover its coherence with one qubit nearby, then lose it for good when the environment grew to eight.
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Fuzhou University physicists watched a microwave superposition recover its coherence with one qubit nearby, then lose it for good when the environment grew to eight.

Researchers held a 100-nanometer glass sphere in a laser trap and registered the momentum from individual krypton, xenon and sulfur hexafluoride hits, particles 10 million times lighter than the sphere.

A Portsmouth-led model shows that a quantum field's constant contact with its surroundings can all but shut off the tunneling that would carry it into a deeper, radically different energy state.

The Károlyházy model held that tiny ripples in spacetime erode quantum superpositions and explain why big objects behave classically. The VIP collaboration at Gran Sasso says the predicted signal isn't there, and the null result narrows where quantum gravity can hide.

A Chalmers University team merged two quantum physics concepts — giant atoms and superatoms — into a system that uses quantum self-interference to shield qubits from decoherence, the primary barrier to scalable quantum computing.

New quantum system at Chalmers University could finally protect quantum information from destructive environmental interference while enabling large-scale quantum computers.
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Researchers at Chalmers University develop breakthrough quantum system that protects information from decoherence while enabling large-scale quantum computers.