Chiral Majorana Fermion – The Angel Particle – Still a Ghost
Chiral Majorana Fermion – The Angel Particle – Still a Ghost The case of the elusive Majorana: The so-called ‘angel particle’ still a mystery A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion — the chiral Majorana fermion, referred to as the “angel particle” — is likely a false alarm, according […]
The Bit About Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Quantum Computers, and Teleportation
The Bit About Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Quantum Computers, and Teleportation Entanglement for Quantum Computing Chips Achieved, Will Bitcoin Keep Up? In brief ~ + The applications for such [quantum computing] systems are broad. With information being transferable without interaction, mechanical processes would no longer be necessary. This would drastically increase the speed of processors. Regardless of […]
Before Russia is Left Behind, She Throws $790M USD at the Quantum Race
Before Russia is Left Behind, She Throws $790M USD at the Quantum Race Russia Invests $790M into its Quantum Future In brief… + Russia’s $790 million (₽500 billion) investment marks the country’s official entry to the quantum race. The investment will provide leading Russian researchers with funding over the next five years to develop practical […]
Northeastern University Research Leading to Superconductor Use in Quantum Computing
Northeastern University Research Leading to Superconductor Use in Quantum Computing Superconductor or not? They’re exploring the identity crisis of this weird quantum material. Excerpts and salient points ~ + Northeastern researchers have used a powerful computer model to probe a puzzling class of copper-based materials that can be turned into superconductors. Their findings offer tantalizing […]
Benchmarking Quantum Computer Performance: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Studies Quantum Chemistry Simulations
Benchmarking Quantum Computer Performance: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Studies Quantum Chemistry Simulations ORNL researchers advance performance benchmark for quantum computers Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark to evaluate the performance of quantum devices and guide the development of applications for future quantum computers. Their […]
The Case for Quantum Computing as a Necessity
The Case for Quantum Computing as a Necessity Quantum computing : Solving problems beyond the power of classical computing Selected notes ~ + Weather forecasting today is good. Can it get better? Sure, it can, if computers can be better. This is where quantum computers come into the picture. They possess computing capacity beyond anything […]
Recap: After Decades of R&D and Billions of Dollars Quantum Computers Do Work
Recap: After Decades of R&D and Billions of Dollars, Quantum Computers Do Work Quantum computing could solve problems we don’t even know we have Excerpts and salient points ~ + It’s been hailed as a breakthrough on the scale of the Wright brothers’ first motorized airplane flight: a quantum computer that has done a calculation […]
Using Sound to Enable Quantum Technology “Talk”
Using Sound to Enable Quantum Technology “Talk” Above image is an x-ray image of sound waves. Image courtesy of Kevin Satzinger and Samuel Whiteley. The Science Some quantum computers and networks store their information in an electron’s spin, which can be up or down – like the zeros or ones in a conventional computer. They […]
Josephson Junction Device Splitting Cooper Pairs in Superconductor Into Two “Normal” Conductors
Josephson Junction Device Splitting Cooper Pairs in Superconductor into Two “Normal” Conductors Device splits and recombines superconducting electron pairs Excerpts and salient points ~ + Sadashige Matsuo of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and colleagues have created a device called a Josephson junction, which can efficiently split these Cooper pairs as they travel […]
Quantum Spin Silicon Qubits Entangled at “Great” Distance
Quantum Spin Silicon Qubits Entangled at “Great” Distance In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship Excerpts and salient points ~ + A team based at Princeton University has overcome this limitation and demonstrated that two quantum-computing components, known as silicon “spin” qubits, can interact even when spaced relatively far apart […]