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Three UC Berkeley faculty members, Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering work on quantum tunneling in superconducting circuits, foundational to the development of quantum computers, which have the potential to revolutionize technology and science.
Three American physicists won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking research on quantum tunneling, which underpins advances in technology like cellphones, MRI machines, and the future development of powerful quantum computers, potentially revolutionizing computing, sensing, cryptography, and artificial intelligence.
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on quantum mechanical tunneling, which underpins advancements in quantum computing, cryptography, and sensors, highlighting the ongoing importance of quantum mechanics in modern technology.
Physicists at UBC have proposed a manageable analog to the elusive Schwinger effect by using superfluid helium to create vortex/anti-vortex pairs, offering new insights into quantum tunneling and cosmic phenomena, and potentially modifying existing theories about particle creation in strong fields.
Physicists at UBC have created an analog of the Schwinger effect using superfluid helium films to generate vortex pairs, providing insights into quantum tunneling and cosmic phenomena, while also advancing understanding of superfluid physics and vortex behavior.
Professor Kim Dong Eon and his team have experimentally unraveled the long-standing mystery of electron tunneling in quantum mechanics, discovering that electrons collide with the atomic nucleus inside the barrier, a process they named 'under-the-barrier recollision,' which could lead to advancements in semiconductors and quantum technologies.
Scientists have experimentally observed that electrons collide with the atomic nucleus inside a quantum tunnel, a process called 'under-the-barrier recollision,' challenging previous beliefs and opening new possibilities for controlling electron behavior in quantum technologies.
A recent experiment testing Bohmian mechanics' prediction that tunneling particles remain 'at rest' inside barriers found a finite dwell time, challenging this interpretation but not conclusively ruling it out, and contributing to the ongoing debate about quantum tunneling.
Caltech researchers have detected "Barkhausen noise" for the first time through quantum mechanical effects, representing an advance in fundamental physics. By studying a pink crystalline material called lithium holmium yttrium fluoride cooled to near absolute zero, the team observed that quantum tunneling and co-tunneling effects can lead to macroscopic changes in the magnetic orientations of electron spins, causing a magnetic avalanche. This discovery could have potential applications in creating quantum sensors and other electronic devices.
Scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois-Chicago have X-rayed a single atom for the first time using a complex technique known as synchrotron X-ray scanning tunneling microscopy (SX-STM). This groundbreaking advancement will help scientists to better understand the chemical states of atoms, which could lead to advancements in medicine and technology. By detecting the chemical states of individual atoms, scientists can better manipulate materials to make them more efficient.