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Materials that can host this exotic liquid-like magnetic state could be harnessed for next-generation energy and computing applications.

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Keywords: quantum spin liquid, quantum liquid crystal, High-temperature superconductivity, Quantum Computing, high-temperature superconductor, Quantum Computers, theoretical models, Theory, Magnetism, States of Matter, electron orbits, Orbitals, magnetic order, Fluctuations, spin dynamics, density functional theory, Qubit

A team of quantum researchers from ORNL have conducted a series of experiments to gain a better understanding of quantum mechanics and pursue advances in quantum networking and quantum computing, which could lead to practical applications in cybersecurity and other areas.

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Keywords: Quantum, Quantum Computing, Quantum Networking, quantum communication, Optics And Photonics, Photons

Los Alamos scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes (LEDs) containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows them to function as lasers.

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Keywords: Quantum Dots

Two-dimensional semiconductors, particularly those made of a class of material known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), hold exciting potential for a range of current and future technologies, like solar cells, LED lights, and quantum computing. A recently awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant will allow a chemical engineer from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to — along with his team — explore novel uses of TMDCs in an optoelectronic device, which uses light to create electricity.

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A team of physicists has mapped how electron energies vary from region to region in a particular quantum state with unprecedented clarity. This understanding reveals an underlying mechanism by which electrons influence one another, termed quantum “hybridization,” that had been invisible in previous experiments.

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Keywords: Electron, quantum electron system

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $625 million over the next five years to establish two to five multidisciplinary Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers in support of the National Quantum Initiative.

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Keywords: Quantum information science, Quantum, Quantum Computing, QIS, National quantum initiative, funding announcement, funding opportunity

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago launched a new testbed for quantum communication experiments from Argonne last week.

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Keywords: Quantum information science, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Materials Science

Los Alamos National Laboratory announced today at CES 2020 that it is joining the cloud-based IBM Q Network as part of the Laboratory’s research initiative into quantum computing, including developing quantum computing algorithms, conducting research in quantum simulations, and developing education tools.

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New York University will join the IBM Q Hub at the Air Force Research Lab to advance the fundamental research and use of quantum computing in simulation of quantum systems and advancing quantum education.

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Scientists from Xavier University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to explore the atomic structure of ice, which sometimes features mysterious molecular anomalies in its otherwise crystalline structure. Learning more about these ionic defects could help researchers learn more about similar inconsistencies found in other materials.

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Keywords: Neutrons, Neutron Scattering, Spallation Neutron Source, water-ice, Advanced Materials, quantum behavior, Bernal-Fowler Rules, the Ice Rules, CORELLI, ARCS