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Quantum computer stores its memory in tiny vibrations
News Nov 12, 2026

Quantum computer stores its memory in tiny vibrations

Researchers at ETH Zurich have built a quantum chip whose working memory is made of microscopic mechanical vibrations rather than electromagnetic devices, and shown it can run real quantum computations.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Osaka team links quantum computers and a supercomputer in a first for Japan
News Nov 11, 2026

Osaka team links quantum computers and a supercomputer in a first for Japan

Researchers at the University of Osaka have created SEAFOOD, a platform that links the university's OCTOPUS supercomputer with Japanese-built superconducting quantum computers through open-source software. It is the first integration of its kind in Japan and was demonstrated with a quantum chemistry calculation in which the two types of machines ran as a single workflow.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Quantum light gets a place to wait with new on-chip memory
News Oct 9, 2026

Quantum light gets a place to wait with new on-chip memory

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed an integrated nanophotonic platform that can store multiple photons simultaneously for over one microsecond. The chip-based quantum memory uses erbium-doped thin-film lithium niobate waveguides arranged in an atomic frequency comb pattern to capture and hold photons.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Stanford scientists observe quantum jumps in sound for the first time
News Sep 25, 2026

Stanford scientists observe quantum jumps in sound for the first time

Stanford researchers have recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound, watching single phonons abruptly vanish from one energy state to another. The breakthrough could open new paths for quantum computing, error correction, highly sensitive biological sensors, and next-generation sound-based devices.
Giulio Prisco 3 min read
First real-time quantum jumps of sound observed in Stanford breakthrough
Mindbytes Sep 23, 2026

First real-time quantum jumps of sound observed in Stanford breakthrough

Stanford physicists observed a phonon jumping between energy states in a mechanical resonator, proving sound can behave quantum mechanically and opening a path to phonon-based quantum computing.
Linsey Smith 1 min read
Researchers achieve first interaction between single phonon and single atomic spin
News May 13, 2026

Researchers achieve first interaction between single phonon and single atomic spin

Experiment in diamond demonstrates how the smallest unit of sound can control a quantum bit, paving the way for sound-based quantum technologies and precision sensors.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Breakthrough extends lifetime of magnons for miniature quantum computers
News May 5, 2026

Breakthrough extends lifetime of magnons for miniature quantum computers

Physicists achieve hundredfold increase in magnon stability by using purer materials and extreme cooling, opening practical paths to compact hybrid quantum systems.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Japan Activates First Functional Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer
Mindbytes Aug 25, 2026

Japan Activates First Functional Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer

Japan switched on its first full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer. Shunkai starts with 50 qubits, plans 500, and targets 10,000 by 2031.

gizmo guru 2 min read
Quantum computer makes certified random numbers
News Mar 27, 2025

Quantum computer makes certified random numbers

Researchers use a 56-qubit quantum computer to create truly random numbers, proving it with supercomputers for cryptography and privacy uses.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Zuchongzhi-3 breaks quantum speed records
News Mar 11, 2025

Zuchongzhi-3 breaks quantum speed records

China’s new quantum computer with 105 qubits beats supercomputers by a million times in random sampling tasks.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read