Aussies build a better Qubit

Stefan Mileschin · 12th November 2016, 06:02

Step closer to cat-friendly quantum computers

Australian boffins have come up with a better qubit which makes quantum computers more likely.

Quantum computers use something called “superposition" which means qubits can exist in two separate quantum states simultaneously. This would speed up computers by performing simultaneous computations in parallel. The difficulty is that qubits are as unstable as the current US president which prevents the information they contain from being read.

Now a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have managed to make a qubit which is stable for ten times longer than normal qubits.

Arne Laucht, a Research Fellow at UNSW said that his team had created a new quantum bit where the spin of a single electron was merged with a strong electromagnetic field.

http://fudzilla.com/news/42068-aussi...a-better-qubit

12th November 2016, 06:02	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	Aussies build a better Qubit Step closer to cat-friendly quantum computers Australian boffins have come up with a better qubit which makes quantum computers more likely. Quantum computers use something called “superposition" which means qubits can exist in two separate quantum states simultaneously. This would speed up computers by performing simultaneous computations in parallel. The difficulty is that qubits are as unstable as the current US president which prevents the information they contain from being read. Now a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have managed to make a qubit which is stable for ten times longer than normal qubits. Arne Laucht, a Research Fellow at UNSW said that his team had created a new quantum bit where the spin of a single electron was merged with a strong electromagnetic field. http://fudzilla.com/news/42068-aussi...a-better-qubit

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