Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A team of UNSW researchers has developed a new method to read out the quantum state of an atomic nucleus with minimal disturbance. Atomic nuclei can be used as building blocks for quantum computers. Some of their quantum states are used to flag the occurrence of errors during the computation, but the standard way of reading them out can introduce errors that did not exist otherwise. Here, the researchers show that these detection errors can be minimised by repeatedly probing the states that are thought to be empty.
View the paper here: journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/jtn1-wzyl
Read more on the UNSW Newsroom: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/dont-scare-the-cat-engineers-find-smarter-way-to-measure-quantum-systems
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A team of UNSW researchers has developed a new method to read out the quantum state of an atomic nucleus with minimal disturbance. Atomic nuclei can be used as building blocks for quantum computers. Some of their quantum states are used to flag the occurrence of errors during the computation, but the standard way of reading them out can introduce errors that did not exist otherwise. Here, the researchers show that these detection errors can be minimised by repeatedly probing the states that are thought to be empty.
View the paper here: journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/jtn1-wzyl
Read more on the UNSW Newsroom: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/dont-scare-the-cat-engineers-find-smarter-way-to-measure-quantum-systems
For more videos like this subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/user/unsw?sub_confirmation=1
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UNSW Sydney is one of Australia's leading research and teaching universities. We're a welcoming community, promoting lasting knowledge and creating an academic environment where outstanding students and scholars from around the world can be inspired to excel in their programs of study and research.
