{"data":{"id":1835,"lang":"en","title":"Oxford Physicists Engineer a New Family of Schrödinger's Cat Quantum States, Advancing Error-Resilient Quantum Computing","summary":"Oxford physicists have created an entirely new family of Schrödinger's cat quantum states using nonclassical building blocks, paving the way for more error-resilient quantum computers.","category":"technology","category_label":"Technology","published_at":"2026-06-15T14:02:19Z","updated_at":"2026-06-15T14:02:19Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1835-oxford-physicists-engineer-a-new-family-of-schrodinger-s-cat-quantum-states","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1835?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1835.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/trisqueezed-superposition.webp","word_count":218,"reading_time_minutes":2,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1131276","domain":"eurekalert.org"},{"url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260614011848.htm","domain":"sciencedaily.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":1908,"title":"Oxfordští fyzici sestrojili novou rodinu kvantových stavů Schrödingerovy kočky a otevírají cestu k odolnějším kvantovým počítačům","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/1908-oxfordsti-fyzici-sestrojili-novou-rodinu-kvantovych-stavu-schrodingerovy-kocky","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1908?lang=cs"},"content":"Researchers at the University of Oxford have engineered a new class of Schrödinger's cat-like quantum states using highly nonclassical building blocks — a significant departure from the coherent states traditionally used in quantum superposition experiments. The team worked with a single trapped ion, entangling its internal qubit-like state with its motional quantum state, then performing mid-circuit measurements to project the system into exotic superpositions that have never previously been observed. Lead author Dr. Sebastian Saner described the approach as giving researchers \"a tool to sculpt the quantum superposition into almost any shape.\"\n\nThe work, published in the journal Physical Review X, introduces what the team calls \"trisqueezed states\" — quantum systems where uncertainty is distributed asymmetrically across different parts of the wave function. These go far beyond the standard binary cat states in which a quantum object is merely in two opposing classical-like positions simultaneously. By using already-quantum building blocks rather than classical ones, the Oxford group has opened a richer design space for quantum state engineering.\n\nCo-author Dr. Raghavendra Srinivas noted the team believes it is \"still scratching the surface of what's possible, both for practical applications.\" Potential uses include more error-resilient quantum computers that can sustain coherence longer, enhanced quantum sensing for precision measurement, and new experimental tools for probing the still-mysterious boundary between classical and quantum mechanics."}}