For the first time, an international team of scientists has experimentally simulated spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) at zero temperature using a superconducting quantum processor. This achievement ...

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Quantum computing can boost the accuracy of battery material simulations, optimize power grid flows and enhance the design of ...

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

A new quantum repeater protocol based on post-matching offers improved entanglement generation and robustness, bridging advances in quantum communication and cryptography ...