Science news articles about 'quantum behavior'

  • Researchers untangle quantum quirk

    ... a quantum point contact (QPC)—the quantum equivalent of a computer gate. Generally, the quantum behavior of electrons is represented by a stair-step graph of the conductance of these gates. Usually, ...
  • UCSB researchers make milestone discovery in quantum mechanics

    ... using the same analysis technique, the UCSB researchers were able to demonstrate the expected underlying quantum behavior. Hofheinz, a postdoctoral researcher from Germany who's been at UCSB for the ...
  • Quantum dance: Discovery led by Princeton researchers could revolutionize computing

    ... world." The researchers expect to employ the new technique to improve medical imaging technologies in studies of the fine quantum behavior of unusual magnets, superconductors and other materials.
  • NIST physicists demonstrate quantum entanglement in mechanical system

    ... . The NIST achievement provides insights into where and how "classical" objects may exhibit unusual quantum behavior. The demonstration also showcased techniques that will help scale up trapped-ion ...
  • Princeton scientists spy an electron dance

    ... to develop ever smaller and faster transistors, physicists and engineers are attempting to harness the quantum behavior of electrons," Ong said. "Research in bismuth and another material, graphene, ...
  • Putting Chaos To Good Use - In Magnetic Sensors

    ... dilution refrigerator in his laboratory, where he observes the quantum behavior of materials chilled to temperatures approaching absolute zero. (Photo: Dan Dry) Read More...
  • Making waves

    ... , "This is a good example of mathematical work inspired by an interesting physical problem, and it has relevance to our understanding of quantum behavior in classically chaotic dynamical systems."
  • The New Religion of Emergent Properties

    ... seems to indicate that it is not - there is a graininess to the universe at a fundamental level (unless there are so-called 'hidden variables' determining the quantum behavior of particles). read more
  • Physicists offer new theory for iron compounds

    ... theory to both explain and predict the complex quantum behavior of a new class of high-temperature ... to explain how electron-electron interactions govern this behavior," said study co-author Qimiao Si, ...
  • Physicists Offer New Theory For Iron Compounds

    A new theory attempts to both explain and predict the complex quantum behavior of an iron-based class of high-temperature superconductors. The article addresses the quantum magnetic fluctuations that ...

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