News articles tagged with 'entanglement'
Calculations with 14 quantum bits
— 2 Apr 2011 11:01 | PhysicsThe term entanglement was introduced by the Austrian Nobel laureate Erwin Schroedinger in 1935, and it describes a quantum mechanical phenomenon that while it can clearly be demonstrated…
Quantum computing research edges toward practicality in UCSB physics laboratory
— 6 Oct 2010 05:05 | TechnologyAn important step - one that is essential to the ultimate construction of a quantum computer - was taken for the first time by physicists at UC Santa Barbara. The discovery is published…
3 tiny qubits, another big step toward quantum computing
— 30 Sep 2010 11:56 | TechnologyThe rules that govern the world of the very small, quantum mechanics, are known for being bizarre. One of the strangest tenets is something called quantum entanglement, in which two…
Researchers discover how to conduct first test of 'untestable' string theory
— 2 Sep 2010 16:49 | PhysicsResearchers describe how to carry out the first experimental test of string theory in a paper published tomorrow in Physical Review Letters…
Quantum networks advance with entanglement of photons, solid-state qubits
— 5 Aug 2010 09:13 | PhysicsA team of Harvard physicists led by Mikhail D. Lukin has achieved the first-ever quantum entanglement of photons and solid-state materials. The work marks a key advance toward practical…
Physicists reveal how to cope with frustration
— 3 Jun 2010 15:25 | PhysicsFor most people, frustration is a condition to be avoided. But for scientists studying certain 'frustrated' ensembles of interacting components - that is, those which cannot settle…
Untangling the quantum entanglement behind photosynthesis
— 11 May 2010 07:15 | PhysicsThe future of clean green solar power may well hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight into electrochemical…
Caltech physicists propose quantum entanglement for motion of microscopic objects
— 22 Dec 2009 07:58 | PhysicsResearchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have proposed a new paradigm that should allow scientists to observe quantum behaviour in small mechanical systems…
JQI researchers create entangled photons from quantum dots
— 21 Nov 2009 11:28 | TechnologyTo exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement - the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely…
Manipulating light on a chip for quantum technologies
— 10 Jun 2009 08:52 | TechnologyA team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards…