Quantum Computers
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'Quantum Teleportation' Beams Information Farther Than Ever Before
By Clara Moskowitz published
The state of a particle was transmitted between two islands.

Exploring the Limits of Quantum Computers
By Jacqueline Conciatore published
What can, and can't, be done in computation according to the laws of physics.

Franken-Physics: Atoms Split in Two & Put Back Together
By Jesse Emspak published
Physicists have just upped their ante ...

Futuristic Computer Program Arrives Ahead of Computer
By Clara Moskowitz published
Although quantum computers don't exist yet, scientists have made a program to run on them.
Cram Session: Quantum Computing in 200 Words
By Natalie Wolchover published
It could reduce complex computing times from years to seconds. Here's a quick run-down on how it works.

Mysterious Particle Found After Decades of Searching
By Jesse Emspak published
The Majorana fermion acts as its own antiparticle, but nobody had ever detected it before now.

Effective Defects for Quantum Computers
By Aaron Dubrow published
Defects are usually a bad thing, but not in quantum computing.

Atomic Refrigerators Could Create Coolest Things Ever
By Charles Q. Choi published
The new technique relies on laser beams and the physics of the everyday fridge.
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