The central selling point of qubit-based quantum processors is that they can supposedly solve certain types of tasks much faster than a classical computer. This comes however with the major ...

Figure 1: A two-dimensional representation of a ten-dimensional hypercube. A RIKEN researcher has shown that quantum Ising models lack local conserved quantities even ...

Spin cycle: Peter McMahon (left) and Alireza Marandi with the Stanford Ising machine. (Courtesy: L A Cicero) Two independent teams of physicists in the US and Japan have each built versions of a new ...

These models differ by the constrains given to the orientation of the electron's spins (arrows). If all spins are aligned in one direction, the material becomes a ferromagnet. Below the magnetic ...

Creamy flow: a pint glass of Guinness showing the texture of bubbles. (Courtesy: University of Osaka) Pouring a proper pint of Guinness beer takes practice. It should be done in two stages to allow ...