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Artist's impression of a quantum metrology device

‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements

29 Jul 2020

Scientists have found that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular...

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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding

01 Apr 2020

Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding...

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Quantum state of single electrons controlled by ‘surfing’ on sound waves

10 Oct 2019

Researchers have successfully used sound waves to control quantum information in a single electron, a significant step towards efficient, robust...

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‘The Next Leap Forward’ – four quantum technologies hubs to lead UK’s research drive

12 Jul 2019

Technologies that will allow fire crews to see through smoke and dust, computers to solve previously unsolvable computational problems, construction...

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Ultra-secure form of virtual money proposed

08 May 2019

A new type of money that allows users to make decisions based on information arriving at different locations and times, and that could also protect...

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Theoretical ESR spectrum buildup as a function of two-photon detuning δ and drive time τ, for a Rabi frequency of Ω = 3.3 MHz on the central transition.

Physicists get thousands of semiconductor nuclei to do ‘quantum dances’ in unison

22 Feb 2019

A team of Cambridge researchers have found a way to control the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots so they can operate as a quantum memory...

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Quantum leap

06 Feb 2019

Cambridge researchers are devising new methods to keep sensitive information out of the hands of hackers. They launched the UK’s first ‘unhackable’...

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Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship

29 Oct 2018

The University of Cambridge is a partner in the €1 billion Quantum Flagship, an EU-funded initiative to develop quantum technologies across Europe.

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Fiber Optic

Cambridge launches UK’s first quantum network

13 Jun 2018

The UK’s first quantum network was launched today in Cambridge, enabling ‘unhackable’ communications, made secure by the laws of physics, between...

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Researchers chart the ‘secret’ movement of quantum particles

22 Dec 2017

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have taken a peek into the secretive domain of quantum mechanics. In a theoretical paper published in...

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Grasshopper of Acrididae family: Anacridium aegyptium

How to cut your lawn for grasshoppers

22 Nov 2017

Picture a grasshopper landing randomly on a lawn of fixed area. If it then jumps a certain distance in a random direction, what shape should the lawn...

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New type of supercomputer could be based on ‘magic dust’ combination of light and matter

25 Sep 2017

A team of researchers from the UK and Russia have successfully demonstrated that a type of ‘magic dust’ which combines light and matter can be used...

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