In addition to flows of electrons, researchers are seeking options for the spin of electrons to be used in future information processing. In combination with these characteristics, a considerably larger volume of information ...
General Physics
Feb 25, 2011
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Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take turns jiggling back and forth while swapping the smallest measurable units of ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Silicon based logic devices may run out of steam soon because as devices get smaller, they run into different problems," Laurens Molenkamp tells PhysOrg.com. Molenkamp is a physics professor at Universität ...
Quantum information processing is arguably one of the most fascinating facets of modern quantum physics.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 30, 2010
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We talk about synchronization a lot. We synch up; synch our computers; and get in synch. And synchronous behavior underlies many natural systems, events and phenomena.
General Physics
Oct 19, 2010
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated* for the first time the conversion of near-infrared 1,300 nm wavelength single photons emitted from a true quantum source, a semiconductor ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 14, 2010
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Finding ways to control matter at the level of single atoms and electrons fascinates many scientists and engineers because the ability to manipulate single charges and single magnetic moments (spins) may help researchers ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 17, 2010
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A motorcycle police officer on an urgent call faces huge information processing and decision-making demands. A new European research project aims to prevent potentially dangerous information overload.
Engineering
Sep 1, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the fields of great interest to scientists and researchers is that of using the quantum world to enhance various aspects of our lives. Advances in quantum cryptography make headlines, and scientists ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at the University of Reading have created a synthetic form of DNA that could transform how digital information is processed and stored.
Polymers
Jun 28, 2010
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