New Quantum State Discovered in Trimer-Honeycomb Material

“As theoretical physicists, we develop new kinds of mathematical models,” says Itamar Kimchi. “When it’s qualitatively difficult to understand how anything can make sense in experimental data — when there’s something qualitatively shocking — we try to come up with that basic picture.”
Feb 23, 2023 - Atlanta, GA
The transformation allows for a billion percent increase in the material’s conductivity and could lead to a new paradigm for quantum devices.

Development of New Ion Traps Advances Quantum Computing Systems

Researcher Kenton Brown adjusts optical components in an experimental setup within GTRI’s Quantum Information Systems Branch. (Credit: Gary Meek)
Jun 11, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers are advancing quantum computing efforts with new components and devices.

Spooky Quantum Particle Pairs Fly Like Weird Curveballs

An artist's depiction of a NASA ultracold matter experiment that is to run on the International Space Station in 2018. The image does not show anything done in the study at Georgia Tech but serves to illustrate to the reader how intersecting lasers are used to trap atoms. Combined with other methods, the lasers also slow the atoms to a near stop, cooling them to temperatures near absolute zero, the coldest possible temperature in the universe. That cold, matter's wave characteristics become very visible.
Jun 01, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
It's well-known that quantum particles are just plain weird, but some now appear much weirder than previously thought.

E-Beam Atomic-scale 3-D ‘Sculpting’ Could Enable New Quantum Nanodevices

Image shows patterned etching of graphene oxide flakes to create a logo. The etching achieved a depth of 0.9 nanometers.
Sep 16, 2020 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide.
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