The neutral-atom platform appears promising for scaling up quantum computers. To solve some of the toughest challenges in ...

Optical lattice clocks are emerging timekeeping devices based on tens of thousands of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical ...

Dan Blumenthal & collaborators work to translate various functions of current cold-atom quantum experiments to a more portable and deployable form From The UCSB Current article "Chip-scale cold atom ...

For decades, it's been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter—or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recent ...

Scientists used a fast laser to wiggle atoms, temporarily altering material behavior, a step toward smaller, more efficient electronics like smartphones. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Michigan State ...

A conveyor belt of atoms arranged in orderly rows could resolve a major stumbling block towards developing a large-scale quantum computer. Quantum-computing technology that makes qubits from atoms ...