News articles tagged with 'qubit'
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…
Novel ion trap with optical fibre could link atoms and light in quantum networks
— 9 Jul 2010 09:40 | TechnologyPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ion trap with a built-in optical fibre that collects light emitted by single ions (electrically…
Quantum communication in random networks
— 25 May 2010 16:26 | PhysicsInternet, networks of connections between Hollywood actors, etc., are examples of complex networks, whose properties have been intensively studied in recent times. The small-world property…
UCSB scientists look beyond diamond for quantum computing
— 1 May 2010 09:36 | TechnologyA team of scientists at UC Santa Barbara that helped pioneer research into the quantum properties of a small defect found in diamonds has now used cutting-edge computational techniques…
NIST develops 'dimmer switch' for superconducting quantum computing
— 29 Apr 2010 10:58 | TechnologyScientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the first 'dimmer switch' for a superconducting circuit linking a quantum bit (qubit) and a quantum…
Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing
— 7 Feb 2010 16:14 | TechnologyA major hurdle in the ambitious quest to design and construct a radically new kind of quantum computer has been finding a way to manipulate the single electrons that very likely will…
NIST demonstrates 'universal' programmable quantum processor
— 16 Nov 2009 11:35 | TechnologyPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first 'universal' programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed…
Physicists at UC Santa Barbara make discovery in quantum mechanics
— 24 Sep 2009 08:41 | PhysicsPhysicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in quantum mechanics using a superconducting electrical circuit. The finding is reported in this week's issue of the journal…