Quantum Computers
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Quantum Communication Demonstrated in Real-Life City ConditionsA quantum-encrypted message containing more than one bit of information in each particle of light was beamed through the air between two buildings in a real-life city for the first time.
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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New Quantum-Computer Design Could Lead to Practical HardwareScientists have proposed a new way to build a quantum computer using microwaves to control individual atoms, and they say the new method offers a blueprint for a more useful computing machine.
By Jesse Emspak Published
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Encoded Bling: Diamonds Could Store Huge Amounts of DataDiamonds may decorate some of the most coveted pieces of bling, but these precious stones could one day have a more practical use: storing vast amounts of data.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Teleported Laser Pulses? Quantum Teleportation Approaches Sci-Fi LevelResearchers have now performed "quantum teleportation" of laser pulses over several miles within two city networks of fiber optics.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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China Launches Pioneering 'Hack-Proof' Quantum-Communications SatelliteChina launched the first-ever quantum satellite Monday (Aug. 15), in an effort to help develop an unhackable communications system.
By Mike Wall Published
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First Reprogrammable Quantum Computer CreatedThe technology could usher in a much-anticipated era of quantum computing, which researchers say could help scientists run complex simulations and produce rapid solutions to tricky calculations.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Virtual Light Particles May Boost Quantum ComputingBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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Quantum Computer Could Simulate Beginnings of the UniverseScientists have for the first time made an advanced machine known as a quantum computer simulate ghostly particles that fluctuate in and out of existence.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Dead or Alive, Schrödinger's Cat Can Be in 2 Boxes at OnceThe Schrodinger's Cat thought experiment is even weirder than people thought, with the quantum cat trapped in a box able to be alive and dead in two places at once.
By Tia Ghose Published
