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Spin manipulation in a noisy environment. In the quest for ever more precise manipulation of quantum systems, any uncontrolled interaction with the environment is usually considered detrimental.

Spin with a new twist

10 Oct 2014

Scientists have successfully demonstrated a new way to control the “spin” of an electron – the natural intrinsic angular momentum of electrons which...

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Nanodiamonds

Diamond ‘flaws’ pave way for nanoscale MRI

25 Nov 2013

Breakthrough offers high-sensitivity nanoscale sensors, and could lead to magnetic imaging of neuron activity and thermometry on a single living cell...

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Supernova

Quantum ‘sealed envelope’ system enables “perfectly secure” information storage

04 Nov 2013

Breakthrough guarantees “unconditional” security of information by harnessing quantum theory and relativity, and has been successfully demonstrated...

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The laser set-up in the lab that led to the research results

Electron ‘spin’ key to solar cell breakthrough

07 Aug 2013

Latest research paves way for inexpensive, high performance cells

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Learning to think like physicists - the Senior Physics Challenge 2013

17 Jul 2013

“Niels Bohr once said that those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it,” Professor Mark...

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Laser-like photons signal major step towards quantum ‘Internet’

19 Mar 2013

The realisation of quantum networks is one of the major challenges of modern physics. Now, new research shows how high-quality photons can be...

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Particle or wave...

Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation

17 Jan 2013

New protocol advances solutions for more efficient teleportation - the transport of quantum information at the speed of light.

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Structure of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex

Unlocking nature’s quantum engineering for efficient solar energy

06 Jan 2013

Quantum scale photosynthesis in biological systems which inhabit extreme environments could hold key to new designs for solar energy and nanoscale...

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Nano-sized balls of gold

Quantum kisses change the colour of nothing

07 Nov 2012

New insights from research suggest ways to measure the world at the scale of single atoms and molecules.

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Controlling quantum tunnelling with light

Controlling quantum tunnelling with light

05 Apr 2012

New work suggests constructing novel particle opens the door to taming the mysteries of quantum tunnelling.

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