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Atoms With Quantum-Memory
February 28, 2013 Order tends towards disorder. This is also true for quantum states. Measurements show that in quantum mechanics this transition can be quite different from what we experience in our daily ... > full story -
Connecting the (Quantum) Dots: First Viable High-Speed Quantum Computer Moves Closer
February 26, 2013 Scientists have developed a new method that better preserves the units necessary to power lightning-fast electronics, known as qubits. Hole spins, rather than electron spins, can keep quantum bits in ... > full story -
Newly Observed Properties of Vacuums: Light Particles Illuminate the Vacuum
February 26, 2013 Researchers have succeeded in showing experimentally that vacuums have properties not previously observed. According to the laws of quantum mechanics, it is a state with abundant potentials. Vacuums ... > full story -
Quantum Algorithm Breakthrough: Performs a True Calculation for the First Time
February 24, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated a quantum algorithm that performs a true calculation for the first time. Quantum algorithms could one day enable the design of new materials, pharmaceuticals or clean ... > full story -
Quantum Dots That Assemble Themselves
February 20, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated a process whereby quantum dots can self-assemble at optimal locations in nanowires, a breakthrough that could improve solar cells, quantum computing, and lighting ... > full story -
In the Blink of an Eye: X-Ray Imaging on the Attosecond Timescale
February 17, 2013 Scientists have been using powerful laboratory-scale lasers to test whether multidimensional nonlinear x-ray spectroscopy on the attosecond timescale is practical for the light sources of the future ... > full story -
Breakthrough Architecture for Quantum Computers Proposed
February 17, 2013 Scientists have proposed a new computational model that may become the architecture for a scalable quantum ... > full story -
Playing Quantum Tricks With Measurements
February 17, 2013 Physicists have performed an experiment that seems to contradict the foundations of quantum theory – at first glance. The team reversed a quantum measurement in a prototype quantum information ... > full story -
Quantum Cryptography Put to Work for Electric Grid Security
February 14, 2013 Quantum cryptography researchers completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum ... > full story -
A Quantum Dot Energy Harvester
February 14, 2013 A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. The engines would be microscopic ... > full story
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