Quantum Simulators

Harvard researchers Mikhail Lukin (left) and Giulia Semeghini (right) have led a team that observed an exotic state of matter called a quantum spin liquid for the first time

Physics

Harvard scientists observe new state of matter, a quantum spin liquid

An exotic state of matter originally hypothesized almost 50 years ago has been observed for the first time. Created by Harvard researchers, this material called quantum spin liquid could eventually help improve quantum computers.

Researchers from Oxford and the Hebrew University believe they've found proof that the universe is too complex to exist inside a computer simulation

Physics

Do gravitational anomalies prove we're not living in a computer simulation?

Is our entire universe just a computer simulation? Theoretical physicists believe they’ve found proof that our universe is far too complex to be captured in any simulation. According to the researchers, the hypothesis is done in by gravitational anomalies, tiny “twists” in the fabric of spacetime.

Australian researchers have managed to create a CNOT quantum logic gate, the basic building block of a quantum computer, by modifying a standard silicon transistor

Quantum Computing

Quantum computing breakthrough: Qubits made from standard silicon transistors

Australian researchers have managed to create a CNOT quantum logic gate, the basic building block of a quantum computer, by modifying a standard silicon transistor.