Future-Proofing Encryption: A Hybrid Approach to Quantum Security
A new implementation combines post-quantum cryptography with established symmetric encryption to deliver secure communication in the age of quantum computing.
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Optimizing Quantum Error Correction with Intelligent Scheduling
![Distinct schedules for measuring the [latex]ZZZZZZZZ[/latex] syndrome within a quantum circuit exhibit differing logical error rates, as demonstrated by the timing of Pauli checks between data and ancilla qubits across surface code patches.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.12509v1/x1.png)
A new framework uses Monte Carlo Tree Search to dramatically improve the efficiency of syndrome measurement circuits, a critical step in protecting quantum information.
Quantum Proofs Unlock a New Understanding of Computational Complexity
New research characterizes the quantum complexity class QMA through interactive quantum proofs, offering insights into the limits of efficient computation.
Secret Sharing for the Quantum Era
A new framework leverages code-based cryptography to enable secure aggregation of data, even in the face of quantum computing threats.
Future-Proofing IoT: How Secure Are Your Protocols?
A new framework assesses the resilience of common communication protocols – MQTT, HTTP, and HTTPS – against the looming threat of quantum computing.
Beyond Benchmarks: Scoring Quantum-Safe Security for the IoT
A new framework assesses the real-world resilience of post-quantum cryptography on constrained devices, moving beyond simple performance tests.
Hunting Exotic Diquarks at the High-Luminosity LHC
![The study establishes a 95% confidence level upper limit on the signal strength multiplier μ times the machine learning event yield [latex]S_{ev}[/latex] for the fully hadronic decay channel of [latex]Su \rightarrow u\chi \rightarrow u(Wb)[/latex], specifically when the mass of χ is 2 TeV and the parameter <i>D</i> equals 0.9.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.11181v1/x4.png)
A new study explores the potential to uncover ultraheavy diquarks decaying into multijet final states at the upcoming High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider.
Plasma’s Dimming Effect on High-Energy Particles
New research reveals a significant reduction in the energy loss experienced by fast-moving particles as they traverse the ultra-hot quark-gluon plasma created in heavy-ion collisions.
Hunting the Higgs: Precision Measurements at a Future Collider
A new study details how a future circular collider could dramatically improve our understanding of the Higgs boson by precisely measuring its decay into tau leptons.
Squeezing More From Attention: A Smarter Way to Manage Model Memory
![Attention mechanisms are being refined to address the escalating costs of key-value (KV) caching-Multi-Head Attention’s independent projections ([latex]2LHd_h[/latex]) give way to compression in Multi-Latent Attention ([latex]Ld_c[/latex], where [latex]d_c \ll d[/latex]), then to shared projections in Multi-Query and Grouped-Query Attention, culminating in a novel Low-Rank KV approach that-by maintaining full-rank projections alongside low-rank residual updates ([latex]2L(d_h + Hr)[/latex])-achieves a balance between head diversity and caching efficiency comparable to Multi-Latent Attention.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.11471v1/figures/LowRankKVCache.png)
A new attention mechanism dramatically reduces the memory footprint of large language models without sacrificing performance.