Rare-Earth Nanocrystals May Be a Key Component of Building the Quantum Internet
Caltech physicists offer a crucial new technology in quantum computing. Continue reading Rare-Earth Nanocrystals May Be a Key Component of Building the Quantum Internet
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Way to Go, Einstein; His Time Spent Being Wrong
When you hear someone say “Einstein”, what’s the first thing that pops into your head? Is it high IQ… genius… or maybe E=MC2? Do you picture his wild grey hair shooting in all directions as he peacefully folds the pages back from his favorite book? You might even think of nuclear bombs, clocks and the Nobel Prize. It will come as a surprise to many that these accomplishments were a very small part of his life. Indeed, Einstein turned the world of classical physics upside down with his general theory of relativity. But he was only in his …read more
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Why China’s quantum satellites do not herald ‘unhackable’ networks
Don’t believe the hype – it’s a much trickier engineering and physics challenge than the headlines would have you believe Continue reading Why China’s quantum satellites do not herald ‘unhackable’ networks
Quantum Leap: Researchers Send Information Using a Single Particle of Light
This could pave the way for quantum computer circuits where electron qubits exchange information via photons. Continue reading Quantum Leap: Researchers Send Information Using a Single Particle of Light
New Distance Record Offers Preview of Everyday Quantum Encryption
Watch a Quantum Computing Expert Describe How the World’s About to Change
Quantum information scientist Michele Mosca speaks about the near future. Continue reading Watch a Quantum Computing Expert Describe How the World’s About to Change
Researchers Made the First Quantum Enigma Machine
A quantum enigma machine is theoretical device that is able to use photons to encrypt messages using keys that are shorter than the message itself—and now it’s real. Continue reading Researchers Made the First Quantum Enigma Machine
Uncertainty – The Key to Quantum Wierdness
All these fifty years of conscious brooding have brought me no nearer to the answer to the question, ‘What are light quanta?’ Nowadays every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks he knows it, but he is mistaken.
Albert Einstein, 1954
As 1926 was coming to a close, the physics world lauded Erwin Schrodinger and his wave mechanics. Schrodinger’s purely mathematical tool was being used to probe the internal structure of the atom and to provide predictable experimental outcomes. However, some deep questions still remained – primarily with the idea of discontinuous movements of the electron within a hydrogen atom. Niels Bohr, …read more
