Quantum computing
Quantum computing with light
September 9, 2011
A switch that lets one photon alter the quantum state of another could point the way to both practical quantum computers and a quantum Internet.
Hippie days
June 27, 2011
How a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.
Also labeled: Books and authors, Encryption, Faculty, History of science, Physics, Technology and society
Long live the qubit!
June 2, 2011
The power of quantum computers depends on keeping them in a fragile quantum-mechanical state — which researchers have found a new way to extend.
Paola Cappellaro: a quantum engineer on the frontier of knowledge
May 3, 2011
Spotlight on Women in Nuclear Science and Engineering
Also labeled: Faculty, Nuclear science and engineering, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Students
The quantum singularity
March 2, 2011
A new experiment would use quantum effects to perform otherwise intractable calculations, but conducting it should be easier than building a quantum computer.
Can fluid dynamics offer insights into quantum mechanics?
October 20, 2010
Experiments in which fluid droplets mimic the odd behavior of subatomic particles recall an abandoned interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Supran works to light up the grid, one quantum dot at a time
December 16, 2009
Quantum computing may actually be useful
October 9, 2009
A quantum algorithm that solves systems of linear equations could point in a promising new direction.
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