Science news articles about 'quantum coherence'

  • Europe gets together to harness quantum physics

    ... between the parties while being sure it has not been eavesdropped in the process. Quantum cryptography uniquely provides a mechanism that gives ... ' needed to build such simulation models in the laboratory, or how quantum coherence and its dynamics can be probed in low dimensional ...
  • Duke innovations improve accuracy of MRI as internal 'thermometer'

    ... detection of what are called "intermolecular multiple quantum coherences (iMQCs)" in hydrogen atoms. Warren ... mistake" in the way MRI's inventors exploited quantum mechanical theory While MRI theory ...
  • Dream of quantum computing closer to reality as mathematicians chase key breakthrough

    ... to be executed much more quickly in parallel by exploiting quantum coherence, whereby a processing element can represent ... , which can be used to analyse real systems. "These operators may be used to describe quantum transport in wires and waveguides and therefore will be used in design ...
  • U of T chemistry discovery brings organic solar cells a step closer

    ... light has been absorbed. This is called a superposition state or quantum coherence. Then they used a sophisticated method involving ... – structure -- can be used to steer the ultrafast migration of energy using quantum coherence. The unique properties of conjugated polymers ...
  • Working out a timescale for quantum operations

    ... issues affecting quantum systems is coherence. Understanding coherence and how it breaks down (decoherence) is one of the keys ... experiment done with mesoscopic wires may shed light on the question of quantum coherence in metallic systems ...
  • Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis

    ... the planet--into energy stored chemically as carbohydrates. The quantum key to doing that lies in a phenomenon known to physicists as quantum coherence, according to new research published in Nature ...
  • Untangling the quantum entanglement behind photosynthesis

    ... by a remarkably long-lived, wavelike electronic quantum coherence. Using electronic spectroscopy measurements made ... surrounding pigment molecules (such as chlorophyll) preserve quantum coherence in photosynthetic complexes, allowing the excitation ...
  • Diamonds and the holy grail of quantum computing

    ... offer the possibility of carrying out data storage and quantum computing at room temperature. One of the challenges of this technology ... -NV centers need to be coupled (made quantum coherent with each other), encoding the information in each ...
  • Quantum entanglement in photosynthesis and evolution

    ... show that long-lived quantum coherence is an "essential ingredient for quantum information storage and manipulation ... of such effects can be substantiated experimentally, he says, this understanding of quantum energy transfer and charge separation pathways ...
  • For the first time ever, scientists watch an atom's electrons moving in real time

    ... were able to time the oscillations between simultaneously produced quantum states of valence electrons with great precision ... forms the two states in what's known as quantum coherence. Says Leone, "There is a continual 'orbital flopping ...
  • 'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communications

    ... that developed the new device. "Slow light and other quantum coherence effects have been known for quite awhile ... ), electrons in the rubidium atoms are transferred into a coherent superposition of two quantum states. In the strange world ...

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