
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have introduced hybrid barium titanate‑titanium dioxide (BaTiO₃‑TiO₂) ridge waveguides that achieve a 2.75‑fold increase in normalized second‑harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency compared with monolithic BaTiO₃ devices. The design embeds a thin TiO₂ layer to reshape modal confinement, enabling strong nonlinear mode overlap through pure modal phase‑matching, eliminating the need for periodic poling. Coupled‑mode‑theory simulations guided the geometry, confirming the efficiency boost and matching lithium‑niobate performance. The fully lithographic, CMOS‑compatible process promises scalable production of high‑efficiency χ² photonic components.

Researchers have demonstrated that fluxonium superconducting circuits can be re‑engineered into tunable qutrits, expanding the toolbox beyond conventional qubits. By applying an external magnetic flux, they identified four distinct operational regimes—plasmon‑plasmon, fluxon‑fluxon, and mixed configurations—each supporting unique interaction patterns. The...

Researchers introduced Quantum Random Features (QRF) and Dynamical Random Features (QDRF), lightweight quantum models that mimic classical random Fourier features without deep circuits. Experiments on the Fashion‑MNIST benchmark showed QRF reaching 86 % accuracy with 11 qubits and QDRF achieving 89 %...

Researchers from LG Electronics Toronto AI Lab introduced a computer‑aided design framework that uses quantum computers to simulate nanosecond‑scale dynamics of solid‑state spin systems. The platform models electronic and nuclear spins together with spin‑phonon interactions, employing the sQKFF algorithm and...

Scientists Ulbricht, Bermúdez Manjarres and Reginatto show that two quantum spins become entangled when their interaction is mediated solely by a classical harmonic oscillator, using a hybrid van Hove theory. The framework combines Schrödinger operators for quantum parts with van Hove operators...

Researchers reported that antiferromagnetic interactions in twisted bilayer tungsten diselenide (tWSe₂) can induce a chiral superconducting state when the Fermi level sits near the M‑point van Hove singularity. By constructing a moiré model directly from density‑functional theory and applying a t‑J‑U...

Researchers at Fudan and Sun Yat‑Sen Universities demonstrated that buckling a bismuth monolayer triggers a topological transition, dramatically boosting its second‑harmonic generation (SHG) response. First‑principles calculations show a static susceptibility exceeding that of MoS₂ by two orders of magnitude, with...

A recent study demonstrates that Gaussian Boson Sampling (GBS), a photonic quantum technique, can be used to solve graph‑coloring problems by reformulating them as independent‑set integer programs. By encoding graph adjacency into a Gaussian boson distribution, the method samples dense...

Quantum computing investment is split between pure‑play hardware builders (IRID) and diversified tech giants (AIMING). The IRID group includes IonQ, Rigetti, Infleqtion and D‑Wave, each dedicated to manufacturing gate‑based or annealing machines, while AIMING comprises Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia...

Researchers from Virginia Tech and IANL introduced Co‑ADAPT‑VQE, a hardware‑aware variant of the ADAPT‑VQE algorithm that embeds device constraints directly into ansatz construction. By penalising circuit components unsuitable for linear nearest‑neighbor (LNN) architectures, the method trims two‑qubit gate counts dramatically....

Researchers at Aalto University introduced "molecular Hamiltonian learning," a machine‑learning framework that infers the full Hamiltonian of single‑molecule magnets directly from set‑point‑dependent scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STM‑IETS) data. By training on a library of theoretical spectra that include crystal‑field, Coulomb and...

Researchers led by Nan Li have demonstrated a low‑noise two‑stage dc‑SQUID amplifier tailored for TES detector readout. The device combines a four‑cell input SQUID with a 100‑cell series SQUID array, delivering a magnetic flux noise of about 1 µΦ₀/√Hz and a...

Stanford and Brandeis researchers have demonstrated a practical method to engineer quantum states with holographic entanglement using only Gaussian operations and measurements on a discretized bulk geometry. Their constant‑time quench‑and‑measure protocol produces boundary states whose entanglement entropies closely follow the...

Researchers at the University of St Andrews have introduced a dynamic‑optical‑potential technique to engineer high‑fidelity superpositions of persistent currents in toroidal Bose‑Einstein condensates. By independently shaping the condensate’s amplitude and phase, they can program arbitrary motional states, achieving stable superpositions even...

Researchers have reformulated micro‑mobility vehicle dispatch as a QUBO problem and solved it on D‑Wave’s quantum annealer, integrating Bayesian‑derived historical demand data. The quantum approach, especially with reverse annealing, outperforms classical solvers like Gurobi in both dynamic (real‑time positions) and...

Researchers led by Xueyu Guo demonstrated a stimulated three‑magnon generation scheme that creates magnonic frequency combs (MFCs) with precise control over spectral line number and spacing. By applying a low‑power modulation signal (~0.5 GHz) alongside a primary microwave drive, they produced...

Researchers have demonstrated remote radio‑frequency control of nitrogen‑vacancy spin qubits using an optical‑fiber link, a technique dubbed RF‑over‑fiber (RFoF). The photonic system converts optical signals to microwave tones that drive NV centers in a 2.8‑3.0 GHz band, delivering about 0.7 dBm of...

Scientists have demonstrated a new method to initialise and read the spin of boron‑doped silicon qubits using ~10 THz photons from a free‑electron laser. The optical‑pumping technique achieves 99 % spin polarisation within 250 ps at temperatures above 3 K, a thousand‑fold speedup over...

Researchers from Leiden University and collaborators introduced Learning Under Quantum Privileged Information (LUQPI), proving that a quantum computer used solely as a feature extractor during training can deliver exponential advantages over classical machine learning. The quantum features are generated without...

Researchers from Georgia Tech and collaborators introduced a quantum‑memory‑free Quantum Secure Direct Communication (QSDC) protocol that relies on universal hashing and privacy amplification of coded sequences. The information‑theoretic analysis proves security against collective attacks without requiring quantum storage or complex...

Researchers at Palacký University have devised a hybrid quantum protocol that broadcasts nonlinearity from a strongly nonlinear optomechanical oscillator to a linear bosonic system such as an atomic ensemble. Using a sequence of light‑mediated quantum non‑demolition (QND) gates, the method...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab demonstrated spin‑qubit relaxometry to directly detect half‑quantum vortices carrying Φ0/2 magnetic flux in spin‑triplet superconductors. By correlating qubit relaxation rates with vortex crossing frequencies, they resolved relaxation times below 1 ms, providing a clear experimental...

Researchers led by Chun‑Xiao Liu demonstrate that quantum capacitance can precisely locate the optimal operating regime of a quantum‑dot‑based Kitaev chain. Their theoretical framework couples a normal‑metal lead to the chain and uses semiclassical rate equations to model parity switching...

Researchers led by Ruggero Sala and colleagues present a comprehensive mini‑review that re‑examines the microscopic origins of Chiral‑Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) in light‑element materials. By integrating molecular chirality, electric fields, and structural distortions, they demonstrate how effective spin‑orbit coupling (SOC)...

A team of mathematicians led by Jan Derezinski, Vojkan Jaksic and Claude‑Alain Pillet has released a unified operator‑algebra treatment of open quantum systems, merging decades of fragmented research into a single reference. The work develops a C*‑algebra framework that accommodates...

Physicists Babak Vakili and co‑authors analyze quantum‑teleportation fidelity in a spatially flat Friedmann‑Robertson‑Walker universe, using Bogoliubov transformations and a covariance‑matrix approach. They find that cosmic expansion degrades fidelity for super‑horizon modes, while sub‑horizon modes retain near‑perfect performance. The study quantifies...

Researchers from Fujitsu and collaborators prove that the Many‑body Projected Ensemble (MPE) framework can universally approximate any distribution of pure‑state quantum data, with error bounded by the 1‑Wasserstein distance. They introduce an incrementally trainable variant that eases optimization on noisy...

Researchers have demonstrated atomic‑scale coherence in twisted NaNbO₃ oxide membranes by applying a controlled oxygen annealing process. The treatment chemically reconstructs the interface, eliminating amorphous carbon layers and establishing a perovskite registry with measurable lattice contraction. Strain mapping shows a...

Researchers at Waseda University and collaborators have demonstrated a single‑shot femtosecond laser ablation method that fabricates defect‑free optical nanofiber photonic crystal resonators with intrinsic quality factors exceeding 2.9 × 10⁷. The process uses a flame‑brush tapered nanofiber (500 nm diameter, 13 mm waist) and...

Researchers at Technion have demonstrated a flux‑tunable transmon qubit that incorporates a van‑der‑Waals 4Hb‑TaS₂ crystal via an Al/AlOₓ/4Hb‑TaS₂ Josephson junction. The hybrid fabrication process is fully compatible with conventional transmon manufacturing and yields coherent qubit operation inside a 3D cavity....

Scientists at Kyoto University introduced HEOM‑2DVS, a computational framework that couples hierarchical equations of motion with two‑dimensional vibrational spectroscopy. The method rigorously treats non‑Markovian dynamics, energy relaxation, dephasing and quantum effects when vibrational energies exceed thermal levels. Implemented in C++,...

A team of quantum physicists has leveraged Hardy’s paradox to create a post‑selected phase‑estimation protocol that dramatically improves measurement sensitivity. By engineering a contextuality‑violating state, they achieved a quantum Fisher information gain up to four times the standard limit. The...

WISeKey International announced proof‑of‑concept testing of post‑quantum cryptography on satellites in late 2025, with a fully operational quantum‑resistant satellite slated for launch in the second quarter of 2026. The initiative combines hybrid Triple Key Encapsulation Mechanisms that blend PQC algorithms with...

Researchers introduced MC+QUBO, a method that recasts Monte Carlo episode selection as a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimisation problem and solves it with quantum‑inspired samplers. By using Simulated Quantum Annealing and Simulated Bifurcation, the approach filters trajectories to maximise reward and promote...

Researchers led by Vicky Choi introduced the Dic‑Dac‑Doa adiabatic quantum algorithm that solves maximum independent set (MIS) problems on specially crafted GIC graphs with exponential speedup over classical and existing quantum methods. The algorithm leverages a non‑stoquastic XX driver to...

Researchers have demonstrated controlled formation of multiple colour centres—including T, W, G, and the newly observed CN—in silicon‑on‑insulator (SOI) platforms. By systematically varying carbon and hydrogen ion implantation, annealing temperature (200‑600 °C) and duration (30‑600 s), they identified optimal conditions such as...

Scientists have used Floquet engineering with intense mid‑infrared pulses to coherently rotate the wavefunction of a Hubbard exciton in the one‑dimensional Mott insulator Sr₂CuO₃. Resonant third‑harmonic generation measurements show arbitrary rotation angles up to π/2 and the emergence of Floquet...

Researchers used scanning tunneling microscopy to map the superconducting density of states in nitridized‑aluminum (NitrAl) thin films. The study found a clean, near‑zero in‑gap density, a gap centered at ~360 µeV—larger than pure Al—and only ~10 % nanometer‑scale variation across the film....

Researchers experimentally validated post‑quantum cryptography on the 5G O‑RAN E2 interface using ML‑KEM (CRYSTALS‑Kyber) within IPsec. Their open‑source testbed compared baseline, traditional ECDH, and ML‑KEM IPsec configurations, measuring tunnel‑setup latency and xApp behavior. Results show only a 3–5 ms overhead for...

A team led by Tao Chen introduced a Variational Monte Carlo method that integrates row‑update Projected Entangled‑Pair States (PEPS) with autoregressive row‑wise sampling. The technique replaces local Metropolis moves with collective row updates, dramatically cutting autocorrelation times and mitigating critical...
Atomic‑layer etching (ALE) is being applied to silicon carbide (SiC) photonic components, dramatically reducing surface roughness and optical losses in waveguides and ring resonators. The ALP‑4‑SiC project, a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and Fraunhofer...

A new study demonstrates that mixed‑precision arithmetic can be safely applied to neural‑network Variational Monte Carlo (VMC), establishing analytical error bounds for reduced‑precision Metropolis‑Hastings sampling. The authors show that the sampling step can often run in half precision without degrading...

Researchers at Chongqing University demonstrated secondary Autler‑Townes splitting in a ladder four‑level atomic system using quantum frequency mixing and dual‑Floquet driving. By introducing a strong local‑oscillator field they created dressed states whose interference can be controlled via Floquet‑channel and loop...

Researchers introduced a scalable multi‑QPU circuit that prepares Dicke states with logarithmic communication complexity. The construction prepares a 16‑qubit, 4‑excitation Dicke state while keeping circuit size O(nk) and depth O(p²k + logk log(n/k)). For two QPUs the method meets a proven...

Researchers from Universidad de Antioquia and TU Wien released comprehensive lecture notes on quantum optics, focusing on nonclassical states of light and their quantum correlations. The material systematically derives the quantisation of the electromagnetic field and examines thermal, coherent, and...

Researchers Chen Yuan and Ruiqi Zhu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University introduced a concise probabilistic technique that tightens the classical Gilbert‑Varshamov bound for q‑ary linear codes. Their analysis yields a multiplicative Ω(√n) improvement over the standard bound and simplifies earlier,...

Researchers led by Song‑Ju Kim have shown that contextuality creates an unavoidable information cost for any classical probabilistic model trying to reproduce quantum‑like statistics. By enforcing a single‑state semantic constraint (I(S;C)=0), they prove that classical simulations must either embed contextual...

Scientists at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University have created a surface‑scaffolded molecular qubit by placing deuterated pentacene molecules on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). The platform achieves a record‑breaking 214 µs coherence time under dynamical decoupling, surpassing shallow nitrogen‑vacancy (NV)...

Researchers at OQC introduced an error‑budgeting procedure for the native echo cross‑resonance (ECR) two‑qubit gate on the Toshiko gen‑1 superconducting processor. By pinpointing incoherent decay, control‑qubit leakage, and coherent ZZ interactions, they applied pulse‑shaping and compensating rotations that require no...

Researchers applied quantum machine‑learning techniques to detect acute myeloid leukemia from microscopic blood‑cell images. Using a reduced 20‑dimensional feature set and only 50 training samples per class, the equilibrium propagation (EP) model achieved 86.4% accuracy, while a 4‑qubit variational quantum...