When memory qubits and photons get entangled
Encrypting data in a way that ensures secure communication is an ever-growing challenge because crucial components of today's encryption systems cannot withstand future quantum computers. Researchers around the world are therefore working on technolo.....»»
New quantum device generates single photons and encodes information
A new approach to quantum light emitters generates a stream of circularly polarized single photons, or particles of light, that may be useful for a range of quantum information and communication applications. A Los Alamos National Laboratory team sta.....»»
IBM team builds low-power analog AI processor
Huge arrays of phase-change material perform in-memory processing. Enlarge (credit: IBM) Large language models, the AI tech behind things like Chat GPT, are just what their name implies: big. They often have billions of.....»»
Advances in quantum emitters mark progress toward a quantum internet
The prospect of a quantum internet, connecting quantum computers and capable of highly secure data transmission, is enticing, but making it poses a formidable challenge. Transporting quantum information requires working with individual photons rather.....»»
Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation?
Lack of sleep harms memory and cognition, but our easy remedies can't fix everything. Enlarge / A cup of coffee might provide you some pep, but it won’t fully make up for lost sleep. (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus).....»»
Material discovery may help realize low-cost and long-life memory chips
Hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric materials are promising candidates for next-generation nanoscale devices due to their integration into silicon electronics......»»
Sugars affect brain "plasticity," helping with learning, memory, recovery
Can you recognize someone you haven't seen in years, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our brains constantly rearrange their circuitry to remember familiar faces or learn new skills, but the molecular basis of this process isn't well u.....»»
Unlocking mysteries of octopus cognition: Paving the way for memory research
New study by Prof. Benny Hochner from the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at The Hebrew University and Prof. Jeff Lichtman from Harvard University has unveiled the intricate neural architecture governing the enigmatic learning processe.....»»
New way to read data in antiferromagnets unlocks their use as computer memory
Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) investigators have made a significant advance in developing alternative materials for the high-speed memory chips that let computers access information quickly and that byp.....»»
Quad Nvidia RTX 6000-based workstations finally go mainstream
New RTX workstations can deliver up to 192GB of GPU memory and much more.....»»
iPhone users will soon have to adjust to this small but significant change
Get your thumb ready for next month. Apple is making a subtle change to the iPhone's software that will likely mess with your muscle memory: The big red "end call" button is moving......»»
New technique measures structured light in a single shot
Structured light waves with spiral phase fronts carry orbital angular momentum (OAM), attributed to the rotational motion of photons. Recently, scientists have been using light waves with OAM, and these special "helical" light beams have become very.....»»
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Lenovo ThinkPad E14 with a massive 40GB of RAM is $875 off
The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 has a remarkable amount of memory and is a well-specced system at a great price......»»
In some materials, immutable topological states can be entangled with other manipulable quantum states
Rice University physicists have shown that immutable topological states, which are highly sought for quantum computing, can be entangled with other manipulable quantum states in some materials......»»
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Harnessing the power of light: Advancements in photonic memory for faster optical computing
Technological advancements like autonomous driving and computer vision are driving a surge in demand for computational power. Optical computing, with its high throughput, energy efficiency, and low latency, has garnered considerable attention from ac.....»»
Telecom-band-integrated multimode photonic quantum-memory
Quantum memory that depends on quantum-band integration is a key building block used to develop quantum networks that are compatible with fiber communication infrastructures. Quantum engineers and IT specialists have yet to create such a network with.....»»
Research team synchronizes single photons using an atomic quantum memory
A long-standing challenge in the field of quantum physics is the efficient synchronization of individual and independently generated photons (i.e., light particles). Realizing this would have crucial implications for quantum information processing th.....»»
Tailoring quantum oscillations of a Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons as qubits
What plagues quantum upscaling? Most quantum computing devices are dependent on using complex physical phenomena that are either very short-lived (~10-12 seconds) and/or only survive at ultra-low temperatures (e.g., 10-3 to 10-6 Kelvin) and/or requir.....»»