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‘Photon-Mediated Interaction’ Demonstrated Between Artificial Atoms Confined to 1-D Quantum System

An international team of scientists has shown for the first time that atoms can work collectively rather than independently of each other to share light.

15 Nov 2013

Normally Fragile Quantum State Survives at Room Temperature for Record Time

A normally fragile quantum state has been shown to survive at room temperature for a world record 39 minutes, overcoming a key barrier towards building ultrafast quantum computers.

15 Nov 2013

New Forecast Report on Photonic IC & Quantum Computing Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the Photonic Integrated Circuit (IC) & Quantum Computing Market - with Forecast to 2022" report to their offering.

7 Nov 2013

Physicists Successfully Generate Single Color Quantum Light Particles for Quantum Information Applications

Physicists at the University of Basel have been successful in generating photons - the quantum particles of light – with only one color. This is useful for quantum information. The scientists have actively stabilized the wavelength of the photons emitted by a semiconductor thereby neutralizing the charge noise in the semiconductor.

5 Nov 2013

Quantum Theory and Relativity Enable Quantum Cryptography with Complete Security

Breakthrough guarantees “unconditional” security of information by harnessing quantum theory and relativity, and has been successfully demonstrated on a global scale for the first time.

5 Nov 2013

Common Blue Pigment Holds Promise for Quantum Computing

A common blue pigment used in the £5 note could have an important role to play in the development of a quantum computer, according to a paper published today in the journal Nature.

28 Oct 2013

Microscopic Test Lab Proposed for Simultaneous Study of Quanta and Quantum Entanglement

Theoretical physicist Frank Wilhelm-Mauch and his research team at Saarland University have developed a mathematical model for a type of microscopic test lab that could provide new and deeper insight into the world of quantum particles.

28 Oct 2013

D-Wave Transfers Process Technology for Building Quantum Computing Microprocessors to Cypress Foundry

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and D-Wave Systems Inc., the world's first commercial quantum computing company, today announced that D-Wave has successfully transferred its proprietary process technology for building quantum computing microprocessors to Cypress’s Wafer Foundry located in Bloomington, Minnesota.

23 Oct 2013

Over 1,200 Visitors Tour Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre

The Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre was featured as a location in Doors Open Waterloo Region on Saturday, September 21. This year’s Doors Open theme was modern architecture. More than 1,200 visitors toured the Lazaridis Centre to explore the one-of-a-kind facility that is home to the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN).

19 Oct 2013

Scientists Provide Proof for Heisenberg’s Error-Disturbance Relation

An international team of scientists has provided proof of a key feature of quantum physics – Heisenberg’s error-disturbance relation - more than 80 years after it was first suggested.

19 Oct 2013