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- Physicists just found the ‘ghost’ of superconductivity 29/10/2026 Physicists have found striking evidence for an unusual form of superconducting behavior in uranium ditelluride, where electron pairs organize into rippling patterns called pair density waves. Even more surprisingly, these patterns appear to survive after ordinary superconductivity disappears, suggesting that the electron pairs responsible for superconductivity may begin forming before the material actually becomes superconducting.
- Supercurrent enables the reading of quantum information without destroying it 27/10/2026 One of the fundamental challenges of quantum computing is obtaining information from a quantum bit, or qubit. Unlike a conventional bit, which can be read repeatedly without altering its content, direct measurement of a quantum system typically causes the state to collapse before it can be determined. In other words, reading the information modifies it.
- Scientists recreate a bizarre quantum effect that stops a particle cold 22/10/2026 Oxford physicists have recreated a bizarre quantum effect in which a particle responds to a magnetic field without ever traveling through it. Using a hybrid quantum computer, they demonstrated how introducing a simulated magnetic flux could completely halt a particle's movement through quantum interference. The experiment brings a decades-old prediction into a new setting where matter and quantum fields influence one another.
- Electrical sliding switches graphene between magnetic states 20/10/2026 In a discovery that could offer a new way to control quantum properties in two-dimensional materials, researchers at Cornell have found that electrically sliding the layers of ultrathin graphene can switch the material between distinct magnetic states that persist even after the voltage is removed.
- Scientists are building a microscope powered by a quantum computer 16/10/2026 Scientists are combining an electron microscope with a quantum computer to squeeze far more information from each electron. The approach could reveal faint details with fewer electrons, helping protect fragile samples that conventional microscopy can damage.
- Researchers reveal mechanism of SnO2 electron transport layer modified by graphdiyne in perovskite solar cells 14/10/2026 Prof. Sun Baoyun's group from the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently used graphdiyne oxide (GDYO), fluorinated GDYO (FGDYO) and nitrogen-doped GDYO (NGDYO) to improve the SnO2 electron transport layer (ETL) in perovskite solar cells and revealed the relevant mechanism using synchrotron radiation technology. This study was published in Nano Today.
- Biomimetic graphitic carbon nitride nanoparticles for multiscale photomodulation and therapeutic intervention 08/10/2026 Most organic matter on Earth originates from the conversion of solar energy through photosynthesis in chloroplasts. Here, drawing inspiration from photosynthesis, we develop hollow-sphere graphitic carbon nitride nanoparticles (hg-C3N4 NPs) that can modulate biological activity from subcellular processes to whole‑tissue function. The homogeneous hg-C3N4 NPs show responsiveness to light via both photoelectrochemical and photothermal mechanisms and can be spontaneously internalized with excellent cytocompatibility. Using a focusing laser, the hg-C3N4 NPs enable intracellular optical stimulation with subcellular resolution, inducing calcium-transient release in multiple cells and propagation in primary cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts. At the multicellular scale, optical pacing and synchronization of cardiomyocyte beating is readily achieved by light-emitting diodes. Further, we demonstrate that hg-C3N4 nanoparticles can be safely delivered and elicit measurable cortical and behavioural light responses in a model of advanced retinal degeneration. The application of hg-C3N4 NPs to porcine retinal tissue ex vivo confirms their modulation capability to directly activate retinal ganglion cell activity under light-emitting diode photostimulation. Taken together, hg-C3N4 NPs represent a versatile tool to address complex biomedical challenges through subcellular, intercellular and tissue-level photo-modulation.
- Physicists crack the math connecting ultraslow quantum magnetism to ultrafast black-hole physics 06/10/2026 A team led by University at Buffalo physicists has found a mathematical solution that shows how a frustrated quantum magnet can transition from ultraslow behavior to ultrafast, highly entangled behavior resembling that of a black hole.
- Physicists discover a hidden “curveball” in quantum light 19/09/2026 Researchers have experimentally demonstrated the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing that a tightly focused laser interacts most strongly with an atom slightly away from the beam’s center. The unexpected shift is similar to the physics that makes a spinning table tennis ball curve through the air. Because lasers are used to control qubits, the effect could create errors in quantum computers, but it might also provide a new way to couple qubits together.
- Chalmers Researchers Make Bosonic Quantum Operations More Than 1,000 Times Faster 17/09/2026 Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology developed a method that can perform a range of operations on bosonic quantum states in a single driving cycle, making some operations more than 1,000 times faster than previous approaches. The method uses quantum lattice gates and Floquet control to reduce the number of driving cycles needed to manipulate bosonic quantum codes in superconducting quantum circuits. The researchers say the approach could reduce exposure to errors during quantum operations and support future development of fault-tolerant quantum computing, with experimental demonstrations being discussed at Chalmers.
- Spinons may help electrons pair along stripes in some superconductors 15/09/2026 Superconductors are materials that carry electricity with zero resistance below specific temperatures. Many of these materials become superconducting at very low temperatures, yet some enter superconducting phases at higher temperatures.