Tag Archives: Quantum Mechanics

Through the Double-Slit Experiment

Posted on April 14, 2025 by rberkowitz

While seeking a visual metaphor to depict the wave-like behavior of matter, Julian Voss-Andreae forged a unique path merging quantum physics, art, and business. Continue reading →

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Quantum Sensor Hits Nanosecond Resolution

Posted on March 26, 2025 by rberkowitz

A new development brings magnetic field imaging to the tabletop. Continue reading →

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A Better Way to Charge a Quantum Battery

Posted on May 23, 2024 by rberkowitz

Coupling the charger and battery to a common reservoir induces a direct flow of energy into the battery. Continue reading →

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Quantum Machine Learning Goes Photonic

Posted on April 16, 2024 by rberkowitz

Measuring a photon’s angular momentum after it passes through optical devices teaches an algorithm to reconstruct the properties of the photon’s initial quantum state. Continue reading →

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Extra-Stable Light Produced by Levitated Nanoparticle

Posted on July 26, 2022 by rberkowitz

A trapped nanoparticle interacting with a laser provides a simple way to generate squeezed light, which has an unusually low level of fluctuations. Read more in APS Physics…

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Quantum Measurement Strikes a Balance

Posted on February 3, 2022 by rberkowitz

An experiment demonstrates the trade-off between measurement and total information content—comprising gain, disturbance, and reversibility—in a quantum system. Continue reading →

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Low-Loss Quantum Buses for Photons

Posted on August 13, 2021 by rberkowitz

Researchers demonstrate a way to shuttle photons between modules of a quantum processor that can detect and correct communication losses. Continue reading →

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The Smallest Quantum Computer Yet

Posted on June 26, 2021 by rberkowitz

A trapped-ion-based quantum computer that fits in two boxes, each the size of a studio apartment’s shower, can create a fully entangled 24-particle quantum state. Continue reading →

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Large systems can be controllably entangled and limitlessly measured

Posted on May 27, 2021 by rberkowitz

A mechanical oscillator has quantum properties that can be directly observed. Read more in APS Physics…

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Efficient Detection of Microwave Photons

Posted on May 18, 2020 by rberkowitz

A new single-photon detector minimizes false positives by ensuring that a qubit switches to its excited state if and only if a photon enters a microwave resonator.  Continue reading →

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