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Nov 16, 2016
Quantum Computing: Large Molecules Can Be Used To Create Stable Qubit Gates, Manchester University Researchers Say
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: chemistry, computing, quantum physics
A team of researchers from the University of Manchester announced Monday they had taken a significant step forward in the creation of viable quantum computers. In a study published in the latest edition of the journal Chem, the researchers provided evidence that large molecules made of nickel and chromium could be used as qubits — the quantum computing equivalent of the bits used to store and process information in conventional computers.
According to the study, it is possible, at least in theory, to use molecular chemistry to connect these molecules, thereby creating several stable qubits that can then be used to create two-qubit logic gates.
“We have shown that the chemistry is achievable for bringing together two-qubit gates — the molecules can be made and the gates can be assembled,” lead author Richard Winpenny said in a statement. “The next step is to show that they work.”
Nov 14, 2016
A Quantum Era: Scientists Now Closer to Instantaneous Information Transfer Between Matter and Light
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: innovation, quantum physics
As I have stated many times; anyone not adding QC to their 5 yr roadmaps is not planning well.
Scientists are getting closer to a breakthrough in quantum technology — one where the transfer of information via quantum principles makes the process almost instantaneous.
Scientists from the Polytechnique Montreal and France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) have brought the world closer to a time when information can now be transferred instantaneously.
Nov 14, 2016
Tyndall Technology Lights the way for Quantum Computing
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, particle physics, quantum physics
Quantum computing is heralded as the next revolution in terms of global computing. Google, Intel and IBM are just some of the big names investing millions currently in the field of quantum computing which will enable faster, more efficient computing required to power our future computing needs.
Now a researcher and his team at Tyndall National Institute in Cork have made a ‘quantum leap’ by developing a technical step that could enable the use of quantum computers sooner than expected.
Conventional digital computing uses ‘on-off’ switches, but quantum computing looks to harness quantum state of matters – such as entangled photons of light or multiple states of atoms – to encode information. In theory, this can lead to much faster and more powerful computer processing, but the technology to underpin quantum computing is currently difficult to develop at scale.
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Nov 14, 2016
Manchester Researchers a Step Closer to Developing Quantum Computing
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, quantum physics
QC micro devices are coming.
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a significant step closer to demonstrate that it is possible to create miniscule – but very powerful – computers that could work at atomic scale.
Scientists have been working on the developing the theory of quantum computing for decades – that is, highly efficient and powerful computing created at atomic scale. Such computing would perform some computational tasks far more efficiently than the computers we currently use.
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Nov 14, 2016
Creating Ultrafast Qubits In Zinc Selenide Crystal
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
I told folks that we would find that crystalized formations is truly making a difference in the future of QC. There is so much more for us to learn how impactful the formations are in some many areas of communications and technology.
It does make one step back and ponder that perhaps we truly are connected in so many ways as John Wheeler has described many times.
Zinc selenide is a crystal in which atoms are precisely organized, and it is considered a well-known semiconductor material, conducive to introducing tellurium impurities, which can effectively trap positively-charged “holes.” Electron holes are not physical particles like negatively-charged electrons, but can be thought of as the absence of an electron in a particular place in an atom.
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Nov 13, 2016
Quantum Computers and the End of Privacy #Infographic ~ Visualistan
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, encryption, law enforcement, quantum physics
Luv the map; however, missing a lot of info. Namely, many decades and contributors. QC officially recorded to start in 1960 with Stephen Wiesner discovery of a cryptographic tool. And, even modern day QC such as a QC Net has been in existence since late 90s with Los Alamos.
Still nice colored map for a limited view of 2014, 2015, and current. However, I don’t see the ORNL, Oxford, U. of Sydney, China, USC, MIT, etc. breakthroughs most importantly the scalable Quantum, syn. diamonds contribution to enable stable QC and QC Net.
From law enforcement to criminals, governments to insurgents, and activists to Facebook dabblers, many people have come to rely on encryption to protect their digital information and keep their communications secure. But the current forms of encryption could be obsolete the moment anyone succeeds in building a quantum computer. A what! Read on about the brave new world awaiting us.
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Nov 13, 2016
Cooling Electrons Close to Absolute Zero Gives Us New Perspective on Quantum Mechanics
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: quantum physics
Talk about scalability!
In Brief:
- Cooling down electrons close to absolute zero has given us new perspective on how the world behaves at the smallest of scales.
- This could be the gateway to gaining greater understanding and perhaps even mastery of superconductivity.
Scientists have discovered that electrons cooled close to absolute zero slow down so much that they can be studied individually – allowing us to see the world in a whole new level of detail.
Nov 13, 2016
Lucid-Dreaming Quantum Physics
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: futurism, quantum physics
Maybe this is the secret ingredient to futurists.
By Paul Levy: The following is excerpted from from Paul Levy’s upcoming book, The Quantum Revelation: A Modern-Day Spiritual Treasure, and was originally published on Paul’s website Awaken the Dream …
Nov 13, 2016
Breakthrough in the quantum transfer of information between matter and light
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: innovation, quantum physics
From stationary to flying qubits at speeds never reached before… This feat, achieved by a team from Polytechnique Montréal and France’s Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), brings us a little closer to the era when information is transmitted via quantum principles.