Tag: superconducting circuits
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Scientists Built a Bizarre New Atom That Isn’t Supposed to Work Like… Here’s What It Means
Introduction: A Weird Breakthrough in Atomic Physics In a surprising turn for quantum science, researchers have engineered a novel artificial atom that doesn’t conform to traditional energy-level rules. While natural atoms interact with electromagnetic fields at a single point, enabling predictable energy ladders, this new construct behaves in ways that challenge those foundational expectations. The…
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025: Breakthroughs in Macroscopic Quantum Tunnelling
Quantum Breakthroughs Drive the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics to three scientists for a landmark achievement in quantum mechanics. John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis were recognized “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an…