Beginner’s Guide to Topological Materials
Ever since a new class of materials called topological insulators was first created—a discovery that helped win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016—researchers have been intrigued by the possibilities for electronics applications such as ultralow-energy transistors, cancer-scanning lasers, and free-space communication beyond 5G. Topological insulators’ unusual name stems from their being insulating on the inside and conductive on the outside: […]
Shadow: Majorana Fermion Controversy Calls Into Question Much About Science
Quantum computing’s reproducibility crisis: Majorana fermions We’ll let you decide. Well worth the read from the source, below. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Read More… + Much is at stake. Majorana particles are in theory their own antiparticles, and were predicted in 1937 by Italian physicist Ettore Majorana. Computer giant Microsoft hopes to use Majorana […]
TU Delft: Retraction Nature Article Quantized Majorana Conductance
Retraction Nature article Quantized Majorana conductance The authors of the 2018 article Quantized Majorana conductance have retracted this article. The authors were alerted to problems by two scientists in the same research area and then went on to re-examine their earlier measurements. In doing so, they found that the main conclusion had not been adequately substantiated. As […]
Home on the Range: University of Wyoming Takes a Whack at Majorana Particles
Home on the Range: University of Wyoming Takes a Whack at Majorana Particles Two UW Faculty Members Receive DOE Grants to Research Alloys, Quantum Computer Materials Key points… + Dilpuneet Singh Aidhy is studying high entropy alloys that are potential materials for large structural applications, while Jifa Tian is researching a solution to create materials […]
MIT Takes Great Step Toward Majorana Fermion Qubits
MIT Takes Great Step Toward Majorana Fermion Qubits First sighting of mysterious Majorana fermion on a common metal Physicists at MIT and elsewhere have observed evidence of Majorana fermions — particles that are theorized to also be their own antiparticle — on the surface of a common metal: gold. This is the first sighting of […]
Josephson Junction Device Splitting Cooper Pairs in Superconductor Into Two “Normal” Conductors
Josephson Junction Device Splitting Cooper Pairs in Superconductor into Two “Normal” Conductors Device splits and recombines superconducting electron pairs Excerpts and salient points ~ + Sadashige Matsuo of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and colleagues have created a device called a Josephson junction, which can efficiently split these Cooper pairs as they travel […]
Path to Stable Quantum Devices Receives European Research Council Grant
Path to Stable Quantum Devices Receives European Research Council Grant ERC grants consolidation to lowland science stars Key points… + Imec’s Meckling has been awarded a Consolidator Grant for working out his project called “Notice”. The ground-breaking idea of this project is the research of novel oxides and experimental realization of topological interfaces to generate […]
Brazil Research Team Advancing Spintronics & Quantum Computing Using Weyl Semi-metals
Brazil Research Team Advancing Spintronics & Quantum Computing Using Weyl Semi-metals Break in temporal symmetry produces molecules that can encode information Full release… In a study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil describes an important theoretical finding that may contribute to the development of […]
Majorana Fermions; Generating More for More Quantum Bits @ Brookhaven National Laboratory
Majorana Fermions; Generating More for More Quantum Bits @ Brookhaven National Laboratory. Majorana Fermions. Full release: The combination of different phases of water—solid ice, liquid water, and water vapor—would require some effort to achieve experimentally. For instance, if you wanted to place ice next to vapor, you would have to continuously chill the water to […]
Topological Superconductor Wanted
Topological Superconductor Wanted Decoherence, the inability of photons to maintain superposition (ergo, being unable to retain usefulness to quantum computing), is a major hurdle in the road to quantum computers. This team of researchers suggests they have an alternative — Majorana fermions hosted on a superconductor. Read on to this latest development and possible new […]