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- Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM 10/02/2026 The novel design for the new qubit uses the chemical element tantalum in tandem with a special silicon substrate, creating what researchers say are the most coherent superconducting qubits to date.
- Method of the Year 2025: electron microscopy-based connectomics 05/02/2026 A large network of interconnected neurons serves as the basis of brain function and of behavior. Methodological advances have enabled the reconstruction of large-scale and even whole-brain connectomes of various organisms.
- Altermagnetism in RuOâ‚‚ thin films: A new magnetic material for the AI era 03/02/2026 A research team has demonstrated that thin films of ruthenium dioxide (RuOâ‚‚) exhibit altermagnetism—the defining property of what is now recognized as the third fundamental class of magnetic materials.
- Magnetic nanocultures: A tiny lens into the vast world of soil microbes 22/01/2026 An estimated 1 trillion species of microorganisms reside on Earth, yet scientists have been able to study less than two percent of them. Because many microorganisms cannot be cultivated in laboratories, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are creating technology to cultivate them in the field.
- A Quantum Microscope Reveals Water Breaking Apart 20/01/2026
- A Reliable Meter for Quantum Magic 13/01/2026 Quantifying so-called quantum magic is essential for realizing a universal quantum computer. A proposed “magic meter” could achieve such a goal.
- New evidence sheds light on mystery of ‘magic-angle’ graphene’s superconductivity 08/01/2026 Scientists studying ‘magic-angle’ graphene have captured the clearest evidence yet of the electronic signature behind its superconductivity, cutting through years of speculation over what actually drives its exotic behaviour.
- Quantum computers just simulated physics too complex for supercomputers 06/01/2026 Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical computers cannot handle. The achievement demonstrates a new path toward simulating particle collisions and extreme forms of matter. It may ultimately illuminate long-standing cosmic mysteries.
- Quantum Design Acquires NanoScience Division of Oxford Instruments 05/01/2026 Quantum Design is pleased to announce the acquisition of the NanoScience Division of Oxford Instruments, now operating as Quantum Design Oxford in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
- New magnetic component discovered in the Faraday effect after nearly two centuries 18/12/2025 Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the Faraday effect, overturning a 180-year-old assumption that only its electric field mattered.
- Covalent organic frameworks grown through coupling reactions unlock new class of semiconducting magnets 16/12/2025 Chemists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a methodology to enable coupling reactions for the growth of crystalline porous covalent organic frameworks, unlocking a new class of semiconducting magnets. The work is published in the journal Nature Synthesis.