A recent study has succeeded in determining the error correction threshold for the surface code in the presence of correlated nearest-neighbor errors. This advance is crucial for the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing, as errors in qubits are not typically independent but often propagate to adjacent qubits. Understanding and mitigating these correlated errors is fundamental for building large-scale quantum computers that can reliably perform complex calculations.
Researchers have revealed the uniaxial structural flexibility of a bromine (Br) layer adsorbed on a gold (Au(100)) surface using video-rate scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).… more →
Researchers have developed a new superconducting bolometer capable of detecting energies with a resolution below one zeptojoule (10^-21 J).… more →
Researchers have developed a new approach, dubbed "rigid muffin-tin," to significantly accelerate the modeling of phonon-mediated superconductors.… more →
Researchers have developed a generalized free-space model to evaluate the permittivity of thin, low-loss dielectric materials.… more →
Researchers have developed and characterized an ultraviolet (UV) photodetector based on an amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin film with a metal-semiconductor-metal (… more →