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Basic Elements Of Quantum Information Technology
White Papers The marriage of quantum physics and information technology has the potential to generate radically new information processing devices. Firstly, I discuss some of the basic aspects of quantum physics, which underpin quantum information technology...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
What Did Einstein Ever Do For Us?
News Max Planck started the quantum physics ball rolling in 1900, but Einstein gave it major impetus when he showed that 19th-century physicists' view of light as electromagnetic wave was incomplete. Quantum physics
[June 3, 2005, 12:00]
Thursday
Blog Most famously, he predicted the existence of anti-matter and described the nature of electron spin, two aspects of his work in quantum physics. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison have published details of how they plan to build a...
[August 9, 2002, 18:19]
No, No, No
Talkback Because quantum physics only allows these electrons to possess a limited number of quite widely spaced energy values. Actually its been known since the discovery of quantum mechanics at the start of the 20th century that electrons aren't discrete...
[June 2, 2007, 1:37]
Cryptography Takes A Quantum Leap
News Magiq's device is designed to solve that theoretical problem by tapping into the weird and counterintuitive laws of quantum physics, which say that it is impossible to eavesdrop on a transmission without disturbing it.
[November 7, 2003, 9:00]
Researchers, Literally, Catch Some Rays
News Both MIT and Caltech are trying to build communication applications based on quantum physics, such as a quantum Internet that would have little quantum computers attached to each other with fibre optics sending and receiving information using...
[January 22, 2001, 8:33]
'Noisy Light' Is New Key To Encryption
News Of all the quantum information technologies, like quantum computing, quantum cryptography appears to be the first to bat in terms of making it into real-world applications," said Ben Stein, a senior writer at the American Institute of Physics.
[November 15, 2002, 14:48]
The Atoms Went Marching In One By One
News The new method, the institute said, is "likely to warm the hearts of researchers in fields ranging from nanotechnology to quantum computing to semiconductor processing. Kumar Wickramasinghe, an IBM fellow and manager of nanoscale and quantum...
[May 16, 2003, 9:19]
Dell Admits Indian Mistake
Talkback Indian Physicist, who solved one of the mysteries of quantum mechanics, showing that in the quantum world some particles are indistinguishable. Nobel Laureate in Physics for work on scattering of light and Raman effect. Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose...
[September 22, 2005, 10:40]
Quantum Dots Lead To Entanglement Breakthrough
News Researchers at Cambridge University and Toshiba have announced a new quantum device that produces entangled photons. It has many possible uses in encryption, communication, quantum computing, medical imaging and chip production.
[January 11, 2006, 17:45]
Customer Service Is Not Rocket Science
White Papers Think a degree in Quantum Physics is necessary to understand the world of CRMs and call centers? Think again! This white paper details the who, what and why of good customer service skills.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Chromentum
Downloads Enter the depths of the quantum universe and meet the Chromates, a cute race of strange particles. Using simple laws of physics, complete hundreds of cunningly designed levels. With just two actions, move and shoot, you can manipulate the balls in...
[May 11, 2004, 6:16]
Intel Sees Moore's Law Wall Ahead
Talkback An example is quantum level switching devices - as described in one of your own interesting features earlier this year. The biggest win, however, will be in the use of the compound for spintronic transistors, quantum devices that until now have...
[December 4, 2003, 22:52]
Help Wanted: Chief Quantum Officer? - What The Increasing Mix Of Science And Technology Means To Business Today And Tomorrow
White Papers These technologies have the potential for dramatic impact - quantum or molecular computing, for example, could destroy all current encryption. As discoveries in biology, chemistry, and physics begin to have radical implications for business...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Quantum Holism As Consequence Of The Relativistic Approach To The Problem Of Quantum Theory Interpretation
White Papers Therefore, we have to describe quantum systems in terms of potentialities and probabilities since quantum systems cannot be analyzed completely into sets of elements, we can speak only of the potentialities of isolating elements and sets within...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Big Leap For Quantum Computing
News This speeds us computations exponentially - a question that would require a classical computer to take 1 million steps, a quantum computer could dispose of in, say, a mere 1,000 steps. Perhaps quantum computers can help.
[May 25, 2000, 14:48]
A Year Ago: Big Leap For Quantum Computing
News This speeds us computations exponentially - a question that would require a classical computer to take 1 million steps, a quantum computer could dispose of in, say, a mere 1,000 steps. Perhaps quantum computers can help.
[May 25, 2001, 6:28]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Bell was a mild-mannered, bearded Belfast man who did more than anyone else to penetrate into the very strangest parts of quantum physics - and he did so with humour and genius. So thanks indeed to Toshiba Research and Cambridge University for...
[January 13, 2006, 17:05]
RSA Namesakes Win Turing Honours
News However, in a later session, RSA's Shamir drew a parallel between the Iraq situation and quantum cryptography, drawing a parallel with the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal -- a cornerstone of quantum physics.
[April 15, 2003, 10:22]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog And finally, there's time travel as a type of quantum computation. The best bit about that last one is that it might actually work: quantum computing is going through a growth spurt where new ideas are appearing so fast that by the time you've...
[November 25, 2005, 17:20]
