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3 posts- Science May 22, 2026
Your Laptop Just Beat a Quantum Computer at Its Own Game
Researchers used a mathematical 'zip file' to simulate quantum dynamics on a personal laptop, overturning a claim that only quantum hardware could do it.
#science-review #quantum-computing #tensor-networks #simons-foundation #flatiron-institute #research - Science May 19, 2026
Penn Physicists Created a Particle That's Half Light, Half Matter — And It Could End AI's Energy Crisis
University of Pennsylvania researchers made hybrid particles that switch optical signals using just 4 quadrillionths of a joule, bringing photonic AI computing closer to reality.
#physics #AI computing #photonic chips #optical computing #penn #exciton-polariton #energy efficiency #quantum computing - Science May 10, 2026
Physicists Just Broke the Boson-Fermion Divide — And It Changes Everything
OIST researchers found particles that are neither bosons nor fermions in one-dimensional systems, with tunable quantum properties. Here's why it matters.
#quantum physics #anyons #OIST #fundamental physics #particle physics