Tag: #quantum

White House packages $6 billion-plus science agenda around AI, virtual biology and space reactors

White House bundled $6B+ in federal, private and philanthropic commitments around AI-for-science — virtual biology, quantum computing and space reactors.

#ai, #virtualbiology, #quantum, #space, #government

Revised preprint from Caltech, Google and MIT claims exponential quantum advantage for classical datasets — scrutiny continues

A revised arXiv preprint from Caltech, Google Quantum AI and MIT claims exponential quantum advantage for classical datasets; earlier version drew detailed criticism and v2 awaits independent vetting.

#quantum, #machinelearning, #quantumcomputing, #research

Scientists measure time-cubed quantum phase in freely falling atomic wave packets

Ultracold rubidium interferometer measures long‑predicted T^3 quantum phase in a freely falling atomic wave packet, consistent with the equivalence principle.

#quantum, #gravity, #physics, #interferometry

ArXiv preprint: DC electric field cools bosonic NaRb to quantum degeneracy and forms self-bound droplets

A Princeton-led arXiv preprint reports that a single static (dc) electric field cooled bosonic NaRb molecules to quantum degeneracy and produced self-bound droplets.

#physics, #ultracold, #molecules, #quantum

Northwestern team realizes first one-positron quantum cyclotron, enabling sharper antimatter tests

Northwestern physicists trapped a single positron in a quantum cyclotron, demonstrating quantum control that could enable more precise CPT tests.

#physics, #antimatter, #quantum, #positron

Neutron scattering reveals at least nine-partite entanglement in a strange metal

Neutron scattering on a centimeter-scale Ce3Pd20Si6 crystal yields quantum Fisher information indicating at least nine-partite entanglement tied to strange-metal behavior.

#quantum, #entanglement, #condensedmatter, #neutron_scattering

Preprint describes three-particle bosonic Pfaffian state in ultracold rubidium atoms

A June 10 arXiv preprint reports a minimal three‑particle bosonic Pfaffian state in ultracold 87Rb — an early step toward non‑Abelian topological matter.

#physics, #quantum, #ultracold, #pfaffian

NSF Announces X-Labs, Pledges Up to $1.5 Billion Over a Decade to Translate Research into Technology

NSF unveiled X-Labs, a TIP-led program to fund milestone-driven teams with up to $1.5B over 10 years to build sensing and quantum platforms.

#nsf, #xlabs, #quantum, #ai, #innovation

Cisco-backed team posts preprint and unveils prototype 'Universal Quantum Switch' for photonic entanglement routing

Cisco-backed researchers posted a preprint and announced a prototype 'Universal Quantum Switch' that routes entangled photonic qubits with low decoherence and MHz–GHz reconfiguration.

$CSCO, #quantum, #photonics, #cisco, #quantumnetworking

Google paper sharply lowers hardware estimate for quantum attacks on elliptic-curve crypto

Google researchers estimate a quantum computer could break 256-bit elliptic-curve signatures with under 500,000 qubits, raising urgency for post-quantum migration.

#quantum, #cryptography, #blockchain, #algorand