Quantum invariants have emerged as powerful algebraic and numerical tools that encapsulate the subtleties of topological structures. By drawing on quantum group theory and the constructs of ...

The most important function for an electronic circuit is the off switch. The trillion-dollar global semiconductor industry hinges on the way transistors can switch or amplify signals in integrated ...

Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little use for, wondering if it might have practical applications. In a twist even he didn’t expect, it turns out ...

Neglected no more: Aaron Lauda explaining the encoding scheme used to realize qubits in the collective state of a neglecton and two Ising anyons. (Courtesy: Gus Ruelas/USC) Quantum computers open the ...

As physicists delve deeper into the quantum realm, they are discovering an infinitesimally small world composed of a strange and surprising array of links, knots and winding. Some quantum materials ...

Quantum computers have the potential to solve problems far beyond the reach of today's fastest supercomputers. But today's machines are notoriously fragile. The quantum bits, or "qubits," that store ...