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Essential quantum computer component downsized by two orders of magnitude
Qubits, or quantum bits, are the key building blocks that lie at the heart of every quantum computer. In order to perform a computation,...
Nov 16, 20173 min read
Quantum computing with molecules for a quicker search of unsorted databases
Scrapbooks or social networks are collections of mostly unsorted data. The search for single elements in very large data volumes, i.e....
Nov 16, 20172 min read
Finding Majoranas
UC Santa Barbara scientists are on the cusp of a major advance in topological quantum computing. In a paper that appears in the journal...
Nov 16, 20174 min read
Vibrating nanoparticles interact
Like a tuning fork struck with a mallet, tiny gold nanodisks can be made to vibrate at resonant frequencies when struck by light. In new...
Oct 16, 20173 min read
Columbia researchers observe exotic quantum particle in bilayer graphene
A team led by Cory Dean, assistant professor of physics at Columbia University, and James Hone, Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical...
Oct 5, 20176 min read
New 'building material' points toward quantum computers
Quantum computer: A Danish-American research team has shown that it is possible to produce 'Majorana particles' in a new 'building...
Oct 2, 20175 min read
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