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Visual Images Stored Within Vapor of Rubidium Atoms May Help Advance Memory Development for Quantum Computers

Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have taken this to a whole new level by demonstrating* that they can store visual images within quite an ethereal memory device—a thin vapor of rubidium atoms. The effort may prove helpful in creating memory for quantum computers.

5 Apr 2013

Guardtime’s Quantum Computing-Proof KSI Selected for Electronic Data Authentication by Ningbo

Ningbo CA, the Certificate Authority for the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China, has teamed with Guardtime, the leading provider of Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI), to provide electronic data authentication for Ningbo government services.

3 Apr 2013

Combination of Atomic Cooling Technologies May Help Advance Quantum Computing

The next generation of computers promises far greater power and faster processing speeds than today's silicon-based based machines. These "quantum computers" — so called because they would harness the unique quantum mechanical properties of atomic particles — could draw their computing power from a collection of super-cooled molecules.

28 Mar 2013

TUM Physicists Utilize Carbon Nanotubes as Quantum Bits for Quantum Computers

Carbon nanotubes can be used as quantum bits for quantum computers. A study by physicists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen has shown how nanotubes can store information in the form of vibrations. Up to now, researchers have experimented primarily with electrically charged particles. Because nanomechanical devices are not charged, they are much less sensitive to electrical interference.

25 Mar 2013

BlackBerry Founders Partner to Establish Quantum Valley Investments

Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin , who together founded BlackBerry, announced today that they have partnered again to establish Quantum Valley Investments, a $100 million private fund that will provide financial and intellectual capital for the further development and commercialization of breakthroughs in Quantum Information Science. Quantum Valley Investments is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

20 Mar 2013

DFG Sets Up New Research Units to Explore Quantum Systems, Cell Processes and More

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing eight new Research Units. This was decided by the DFG Senate during its 2013 March meeting in Bonn. The research collaborations will offer researchers the possibility to pursue current and pressing issues in their research areas and to establish innovative work directions.

20 Mar 2013

Interactions Between Magnetic Spin and Mechanical Vibration Open Up Interesting Applications in Quantum World

In their experiment the researchers used a carbon nanotube that was mounted between two metal electrodes, spanned a distance of about 1 µm, and could vibrate mechanically. Then, they applied an organic molecule with a magnetic spin due to an incorporated metal atom. This spin was oriented in an external magnetic field.

16 Mar 2013

Optical Control of TI Photoemission Offers Potential Applications in Quantum Computing

Plain-looking but inherently strange crystalline materials called 3D topological insulators (TIs) are all the rage in materials science. Even at room temperature, a single chunk of TI is a good insulator in the bulk, yet behaves like a metal on its surface.

15 Mar 2013

Ion Trap Technology Considered as a Scalable Option for Quantum Information Processing

Recently Science Magazine invited JQI fellow Chris Monroe and Duke Professor Jungsang Kim to speculate on ion trap technology as a scalable option for quantum information processing.

8 Mar 2013

Naturally Occurring Topological Insulator Retrieved from Abandoned Gold Mine

In a step toward understanding and exploiting an exotic form of matter that has been sparking excitement for potential applications in a new genre of supercomputers, scientists are reporting the first identification of a naturally occurring "topological insulator" (TI). Their report on discovery of the material, retrieved from an abandoned gold mine in the Czech Republic, appears in the ACS journal Nano Letters.

8 Mar 2013

Quantum Computing News

Visual Images Stored Within Vapor of Rubidium Atoms May Help Advance Memory Development for Quantum Computers

Guardtime’s Quantum Computing-Proof KSI Selected for Electronic Data Authentication by Ningbo

Combination of Atomic Cooling Technologies May Help Advance Quantum Computing

TUM Physicists Utilize Carbon Nanotubes as Quantum Bits for Quantum Computers

BlackBerry Founders Partner to Establish Quantum Valley Investments

DFG Sets Up New Research Units to Explore Quantum Systems, Cell Processes and More

Interactions Between Magnetic Spin and Mechanical Vibration Open Up Interesting Applications in Quantum World

Optical Control of TI Photoemission Offers Potential Applications in Quantum Computing

Ion Trap Technology Considered as a Scalable Option for Quantum Information Processing

Naturally Occurring Topological Insulator Retrieved from Abandoned Gold Mine

Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

SideKick QCL Controller: Low-Noise Laser Control Solution

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

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Researchers Exploit the Color Centers in Diamond to Enhance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Processes for NMR Applications

Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

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