Scientists Develop Method for Quantum Information Transfer
Researchers at Princeton University claim to have developed a new method to reliably read and transfer quantum information.
The idea is apparently working on a small scale, but could enable a way to much larger quantum computing systems that could hold thousands or even millions of qubits.
Physicist Jason Petta said he and his team were able to leverage a stream of microwave photons to "analyze" a pair of electrons that were trapped in a quantum dot. The microwave stream, controlled by mirrors, allowed the scientists to read the information held by the electrons. The microwaves are changing depending on the spin state of the electrons.
Like other quantum bit research, this project also operates on a very small scale as the entire apparatus "operates over a little more than a centimeter". However, given the size of an electron, the scientists explained that their device is similar to controlling the motion of an object with two device where one is placed on the moon and the other on Earth.
In future research, Petta said that he would want to work on the reliability of the electron pair and then add more quantum dots and scale the system. "But to make use of the scaling, it needs to work a little better," he said. "The first step is to make better mirrors for the microwave cavity."
If not... not really that important
If you have to ask, you probably cant afford it.
If you don't ask, you won't be able to afford it....
And they will complain about the slow speed, the high cost ($299 with contract -before inflation-) and the 2PB storage limit :-)
Gotta love science !
No. There don't ask again.
it will probably play global thermonuclear war however, just one photon away from a HDD like failure condition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAcEzhQ7oqA
can you....wait my tax money paid for it, so yes I can afford it....did I really need it??....I think not
Your grandkids will live in mud houses and will use liquid animal fat to light their houses, because you have exhausted the natural resources of the planet and you have not thought about saving and recycling for even a second.