Ultraviolet laser pulses engineer diamond defects selectively, leaving quantum qubits intact

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What happened

When we think about a diamond, we often think about a material whose value comes from its perfection.

In my research, however, I am interested in something almost opposite: the tiny imperfections inside diamonds.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:20:01 UTC.

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  1. A famous quantum effect can finally be predicted in real materials

  2. Hybrid quantum computer observes foundational quantum effect in a new setting

  3. New stability rules distinguish quantum phases of matter that an older method wrongly groups together

  4. Ultraviolet laser pulses engineer diamond defects selectively, leaving quantum qubits intact

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