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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 11, 2026.
Qubits stood in for a magnetic field and ion vibrations for matter, in a Nature Physics experiment that simulates lattice gauge theory, the framework used in particle physics.
Duke-led physicists recreated 'string breaking,' the process that turns stretched-out energy into particle pairs. Google and QuEra teams reached similar results on different hardware.
The sideways shift depends only on the light's wavelength, not on how tightly the beam is focused. For trapped-ion quantum computers it is either a new source of error or a new way to couple qubits.
'Complement sampling' hands a computer one answer from set A and asks for one from set B. A classical computer can only guess. A trapped-ion processor used a 'swapper' circuit and won, despite the noise.
Trapped-ion experiments have been stuck at either near absolute zero or uncontrolled heat. A two-knob system now sets the temperature and the energy-loss rate independently.
Oxford physicists demonstrate quantum superposition built from squeezed states rather than classical wave packets, opening possibilities for more resilient quantum computers.
Researchers demonstrate powerful fourth-order quantum effect by combining simple forces, making previously hidden quantum behaviors visible and controllable.
Researchers demonstrate fourth-order quantum effects using trapped ions, opening new frontiers for quantum technology and simulation.
Oxford researchers create powerful new method to control quantum systems using trapped ions, making previously hidden quantum behaviors visible and potentially revolutionizing quantum technology.
Scientists demonstrate first-ever fourth-order quantum effect using trapped ions, opening new frontiers for quantum technology applications.