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Noise limits today's quantum circuits

— A new theoretical study involving EPFL shows how the noise in today’s quantum computers limits how much work their circuits can really do, and how this affects training and simulation.

Artist’s impression of the new particle, which contains two charm quarks and one down quark. (Image: CERN)

EPFL researchers help observe new subatomic particle at CERN

— EPFL researchers have helped observe a new doubly charmed baryon at CERN’s LHCb experiment, a heavier relative of the proton.

Credit: P. Scarlino/EPFL

Making quantum vibrations nonlinear

— A research team at EPFL has shown how to engineer controlled nonlinearity of phonons, the quantum units of mechanical vibration, in a chip-based device.

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