‘Purified’ silicon nudges quantum computing ahead
June 11th, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) The quantum computer is a futuristic machine that could operate at speeds even more mind-boggling than fastest super-computers in existence.
Physicist Mike Thewalt of Simon Fraser ... Read more...
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A step closer to faster computing
October 27th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) Scientists have overcome a major barrier to quantum computing by getting their different components to chat with one another, just like memory and logic circuits do ... Read more...
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Future computers will perform unthinkable calculations
July 24th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Future computers will perform complex calculations unthinkable for existing models with scientists tweaking a mechanism to process and transmit data at phenomenally high speeds.Future computers will ... Read more...
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Hyper-fast quantum computers could a reality soon
January 21st, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Hyper-fast quantum computers have edged a step closer to reality after scientists generated 10 billion quantum bits in silicon for the first time.The achievement in silicon, the basis ... Read more...
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New study brings quantum computing one step closer
January 20th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, UK, has come one step closer to building a solid-state quantum computer.The team successfully entangled 10 billion pairs of ... Read more...
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Scientists can now control building blocks of super-fast quantum computer
December 24th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have reported a major achievement in the field of quantum computers - they have succeeded in controlling the building blocks of a future super-fast quantum computer.Scientists from ... Read more...
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Quantum computer ‘to be unveiled within 5yrs’
September 17th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 17 (ANI): A new type of silicon chip that works on light instead of electricity could lead to the first ultra-fast quantum computer within five years, say Brit scientists.Jeremy O'Brien, ... Read more...
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Atom images bring quantum computer closer to reality
August 19th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): Scientists have come closer to fast quantum computers made of atoms trapped by beams of light, thanks to the first images of the individual atoms in such a ... Read more...
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New discovery takes scientists a step closer to quantum computers
July 3rd, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): Taking a step nearer to quantum computers, University of Maryland researchers have used a unique hybrid nanostructure to show a new type of light-matter interaction.They also demonstrated the ... Read more...
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Silicon breakthrough brings ‘quantum computer’ closer to reality
June 24th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have been able to control the remarkable ability of an electron to exist in two places at once and that too in the ... Read more...
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Scientists go beyond diamond for quantum computing
May 2nd, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): After pioneering research into the quantum properties of a small defect found in diamonds, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have now used cutting-edge computational techniques to produce a ... Read more...
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Physicists create circuit for new generation computer
February 27th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Quantum computing - a new paradigm in information processing that may complement classical computers, could soon become a reality with physicists successfully creating a circuit using neutral atoms. ... Read more...
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New atomic circuit may help quantum computing become a reality
February 27th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality.Quantum computing represents a new paradigm in information processing that ... Read more...
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Scientist registers leap in superfast quantum computing
February 6th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A scientist has found a way of manipulating single electrons that will potentially constitute a quantum computer's processing bits or 'qubits', overcoming a very major design hurdle.
Princeton University's ... Read more...
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Scientist takes giant leap in quantum computing
February 6th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): A scientist at Princeton University has made a giant leap in quantum computing, by overcoming a major hurdle in the ambitious quest to design and construct a radically ... Read more...
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Quantum computer used to calculate exact energy of molecular hydrogen
January 11th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 11 (ANI): In a groundbreaking approach, scientists have used a quantum computer to calculate the precise energy of molecular hydrogen, which could have profound implications not just for quantum chemistry, ... Read more...
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Scientists create atom transistor to speed up computers
December 10th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 10 (ANI): An international team of scientists has created a tiny transistor that could one day help quantum computers process impossibly large amounts of information.The researchers are the first to ... Read more...
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Quantum computer chips come one step closer to reality
October 16th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 16 (ANI): Researchers at Ohio State University in the US have discovered a way to make quantum devices using technology common to the chip-making industry today, which might one day ... Read more...
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Quantum computers come a step closer to reality
September 30th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 30 (ANI): University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for ... Read more...
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New photon ‘machine gun’ may power quantum computers
September 26th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 26 (ANI): A team of scientists has designed a system that can fire barrages of entangled photons with machine-gun regularity, and can power quantum computers in the future.Existing methods of ... Read more...
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Diamonds could help devise the ultimate MRI probe
September 23rd, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) Diamonds, a woman's best friend, might also turn out to be the patient's good friend as well.
Work done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on ... Read more...
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Diamonds may soon be a patient’s best friend by revolutionising MRI probe
September 23rd, 2009 - 11:26 am ICT by ANI
Washington, September 23 (ANI): Diamonds, which have been considered to be a girl's best friend for long, may now turn out to be a patient's best friend as well.A Harvard University-based research ... Read more...
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New superconducting circuit pushes quantum mechanics to higher levels
August 12th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Scientists at UC (University of California) Santa Barbara have devised a new type of superconducting circuit that behaves quantum mechanically, but has up to five levels of energy ... Read more...
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Scientists come a step closer towards building a practical quantum computer
August 10th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 10 (ANI): Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US, have demonstrated sustained, reliable information processing operations on electrically charged atoms (ions), thus raising prospects for building ... Read more...
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First quantum computer could threaten security and data, warns expert
July 31st, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): A Tel Aviv University researcher has claimed that the first quantum computer could overnight threaten our security and our data.Dr. Julia Kempe, of Tel Aviv University's Blavatnik School ... Read more...
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Scientists come a step closer towards building quantum computer
June 29th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.They ... Read more...
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‘Spooky action’ to distinguish between two similar quantum devices
April 28th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Physicists are using the phenomenon dubbed as 'spooky action' to distinguish between two similar quantum devices.'Quantum ghosts' are far distant particles that can somehow 'talk' to each other, ... Read more...
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Scientists develop powerful method of suppressing errors in quantum computers
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a technique for efficiently suppressing errors in quantum computers.The advance could eventually make it much ... Read more...
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Usable quantum computer comes closer to reality
November 16th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, November 16 (ANI): Researchers in the United States and at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have moved a step further towards building a usable quantum computer by finding a way ... Read more...
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Computer scientists crack Internet security of the future
November 1st, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 1 (ANI): Dutch researchers have shown that the so-called McEliece encryption system, a candidate for the security of Internet traffic in the age of the quantum computer in future, ... Read more...
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New internet security system no longer secure
November 1st, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Researchers have cracked the so-called McEliece encryption system, to potentially secure Internet traffic during the age of quantum computing in future.The attack succeeded last month by means of ... Read more...
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Storage breakthrough brings quantum computers closer to reality
October 23rd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Scientists have now made it possible to store information inside the nucleus of an atoma breakthrough that has paved the way for a quantum computer which could ... Read more...
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Computers can become zillions of times faster
August 21st, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) The fastest quantum computer bit or the qubit has been shown to be zillions of times faster than the conventional bit, potentially making computers that much faster. ... Read more...
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Fast quantum computers come a step closer to reality
August 21st, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 21 (ANI): A team of researchers in the U.S. has come up with the fastest quantum computer bit, which exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional ... Read more...
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Hybrid molecule helps quantum computing breakthrough
June 27th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 27 (IANS) Researchers have edged closer to building quantum computers by creating a new hybrid molecule that can be manipulated in its quantum state. "This development may not bring us ... Read more...
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