Researchers have found a clever way to make quantum dots, tiny light-emitting crystals, produce streams of perfectly controlled photons without relying on expensive, complex electronics. By using a ...

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An international research team involving Paderborn University has achieved a crucial breakthrough on the road to a quantum internet. For the first time ever, the polarization state of a single photon ...

Quantum communication is edging closer to reality thanks to a breakthrough in teleporting information between photons from different quantum dots—one of the biggest challenges in building a quantum ...

Researchers have designed a new device that can efficiently create multiple frequency-entangled photons, a feat that cannot be achieved with today's optical devices. The new approach could open a path ...

Green Science Alliance has added a surprising new entry to the list of materials derived from plastic waste — quantum dots. The Japanese advanced materials startup announced the breakthrough this week ...

One of the biggest hurdles in building quantum networks is showing that quantum information can be transferred between devices that are not inherently compatible. But one Europe-wide research ...