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This super-fast 'light switch' could revolutionize self-driving cars and quantum technologies

Switching light beams quickly is important in many technological applications. Researchers at ETH have now developed an “electro-​opto-mechanical” switch for light beams that is considera...

Facebook-style algorithms hunt for dark matter in space maps

Understanding how our universe came to be what it is today and what its final destiny will be is one of the biggest challenges in science. The awe-inspiring display of countless stars on ...

Could this discovery improve quantum computing?

During the last decades, quantum physicists have been working towards reaching their dream: to be able to control single atoms, molecules or other tiny particles governed by the laws of q...

A new understanding of quantum entanglement

In many future information and telecommunication technologies, a remarkable quantum effect called entanglement will likely play an important role. The entanglement of two quantum objects ...

Scientists have discovered a particle that shouldn’t exist

Making data transmission more efficient