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science1 year ago

"Bismuth's Levitation Mystery: Unraveling the Repulsion from Magnets"

Bismuth exhibits magnetic levitation due to its strong repulsion from magnets, a result of its diamagnetic properties. Despite its electron configuration suggesting paramagnetism, relativistic effects from its position in the periodic table cause its behavior to be dominated by closed shells and large size, leading to strong diamagnetism. These unusual properties, including its low melting point and unconventional superconductivity, make bismuth valuable for applications in superconductors and quantum computing.

via Livescience.com|
#bismuth#diamagnetism#magnetic-levitation
science-and-technology1 year ago

"Revolutionary Technique Turns Ordinary Glass into Quantum Materials"

Researchers at UCI and Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new method to transform everyday materials, such as glass, into conductors suitable for quantum computing by manipulating the atomic structure through strain, creating materials with unique quantum properties. This breakthrough paves the way for making quantum computers a practical reality and could potentially revolutionize the field of computing. The study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates the ability to convert poor conductors into efficient ones, offering promising prospects for the development of quantum devices.

via SciTechDaily|
#los-alamos-national-laboratory#materials-science#quantum-computing
physics2 years ago

Quantum Particle Challenges Laws of Universe's Origin

A team of researchers from Japan’s RIKEN suggests that space-time could emerge from quantum properties, and one in particular that is involved in it is called quantum magic. The theory is called bulk quantum gravity and it was proposed in the 1990s to try to reconcile gravitational and quantum theories. The way black holes appear to destroy information, which the team approached as a manifestation of chaos, made a connection to quantum magic.

via IFLScience|
#bulk-quantum-gravity#chaos#physics
science-and-technology2 years ago

2D Interaction Unveils Surprising Quantum Radiation Properties

Researchers from Technion have presented the first-ever experimental observation of Cherenkov radiation confined within a two-dimensional space, revealing the quantum properties of the radiation. The low dimensionality of the effect permitted a glimpse into the quantum nature of the process of radiation emission from free electrons, and the entanglement of the electrons with the light waves they emit. The study links this phenomenon to potential future applications in photonic quantum computing and free-electron quantum light sources.

via SciTechDaily|
#cherenkov-radiation#free-electron-quantum-light-sources#photonic-quantum-computing