Lawrence Cheuk News Today

A new type of quantum computing technology is now on the horizon.

Physicists at Princeton University in the US have linked together individual molecules in quantum mechanical “entangled” states.

Study key step in demonstrating that molecules can be viable platform for quantum science

A breakthrough may lead the way to more robust quantum computing and support research in fundamental physics.

While physicists have successfully entangled individual atoms before, this is the first time anyone has entangled whole molecules. 

Platforms based on molecules manipulated using ‘optical tweezers’ might be able to perform complex physics calculations. Platforms based on molecules manipulated using ‘optical tweezers’ might be able to perform complex physics calculations.

<p>Princeton physicists have linked together individual molecules into special states that are quantum mechanically “entangled,” meaning that the molecules remain correlated with each other—and can interact simultaneously—even if they are miles apart. The research represents a significant breakthrough that could potentially hasten the development of quantum computers and quantum information processing.</p>