A team spanning Quantum Motion, CIC nanoGUNE, the London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge reported in Nature Electronics on November 4, 2026 that it has built a true superinductor inside a commercial silicon chip, then used it to shrink a key spin-qubit readout sensor by more than 10,000 times. […]
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A team led by Northwestern University’s Pedram Khalili reported in Nature on October 21, 2026 that it has electrically written and read data in a magnetic memory cell built entirely from antiferromagnets, materials long thought to be nearly impossible to control with current. The researchers built nanoscale all-antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions (AATJs) from two layers of […]
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A Cornell University-led team has reported a semiconductor with a bandgap exceeding 7.0 electronvolts (eV), wider than cubic boron nitride, the next-widest-bandgap semiconductor known. Published in Nature on October 7, 2026, the work shows that silicon-doped α-(AlxGa1−x)2O3, an alloy of aluminum and gallium oxides, can be grown as a conductive film on inexpensive sapphire and […]
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CFET + GaN (Complementary FET with Gallium Nitride channels) is a forward-looking combination of vertical transistor stacking and ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductors designed to merge logic density with extreme switching speed and efficiency. While it’s still largely in the research and prototyping phase, there are several published and demonstrated examples from major semiconductor R&D groups and labs […]
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Microfluidic cooling is one of the most fascinating upcoming technologies for breaking through CPU thermal limits — it literally routes liquid coolant through microscopic channels inside the silicon package (or even within the silicon die itself). Here are some real-world examples and prototypes to illustrate how it works and what’s coming: 1. IBM & ETH […]
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Microsoft has recently unveiled Majorana 1, a groundbreaking quantum chip poised to revolutionize the field of quantum computing. This innovation leverages a novel material known as a topoconductor to create more stable and scalable qubits, potentially accelerating the development of practical quantum computers. The Challenge of Qubit Stability Quantum bits, or qubits, are the fundamental […]
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Quantum error correction is one of the biggest hurdles in the development of practical quantum computers. Unlike classical bits, which exist as either 0 or 1, qubits can exist in superpositions of both states. However, this also makes them incredibly fragile, as even tiny interactions with their environment can introduce errors. Here’s a deeper look […]
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In December 2024, Google unveiled its groundbreaking quantum chip, Willow, marking a significant milestone in quantum computing. Designed to address the persistent challenge of error correction, Willow demonstrated the potential to revolutionize computational capabilities. However, within weeks of its announcement, Google abruptly shut down the project, sparking widespread speculation and concern within the tech community. […]
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When we think of data centers, most of us picture sprawling, high-tech facilities located on Earth, buzzing with servers, cooling systems, and millions of blinking lights, all processing and storing the vast amounts of data we generate. But as data demand skyrockets and the environmental impact of Earth-based data centers grows, tech companies are looking […]
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s classical computers have continued to improve over the past two decades, many experts have pointed to the potential of quantum computing as the next revolutionary leap in processing speed. Unlike traditional computers, which use binary bits (0s and 1s) to process data, quantum computers operate using qubits, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously […]
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