Physicists Caught Two Atoms Talking to Each Other
Illustration: TU DELFT/SCIXEL
A team of physicists in the Netherlands and Germany recently placed a bunch of titanium atoms under a scanning tunneling microscope. Those atoms were in constant, quiet interaction with each other through the directions of their spins. In a clever feat, the researchers were able to home in on a single pair of atoms, zapping one with an electric current in order to flip its spin. They then measured the reaction of its partner.
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When two atoms have spins that are interdependent, they are considered quantumly entangled. That entanglement means that the behavior of one atom has a direct impact on the other, and theory says this should remain true even when they are separated by great distances. In this case, the titanium atoms were a little over a nanometer (a millionth of a millimeter) apart, close enough for the two particles to interact with one another but far enough away that the inter
Pursuing foundational technology leading to quantum computers
A quantum computer is scheduled to make its first appearance in Japan before the end of fiscal year 2019. The D-Wave quantum computer will be installed in the research center formed by Tokyo Tech and Tohoku University. To date, Tokyo Tech researchers have been accessing a machine installed outside Japan via the cloud. But now progress is being made to join Tokyo Tech s basic research with Tohoku University s applied research, and also cooperate with industry to develop a global research hub. In the field of quantum computers, filled with brilliant, global-scale advances in R&D, Associate Professor Tetsuo Kodera is working to develop foundational technologies using semiconductor silicon. We asked Kodera and two of his students to tell us about the current state of quantum computing and the outlook for its evolution.
Fans celebrate France’s highest-ever score at Eurovision
Barbara Pravi’s performance saw the country come second overall, with its best result in 30 years, prompting fans - including President Macron - to celebrate the almost-victory
23 May 2021
Ms Pravi sang in French, for a low-key yet emotional performance, with overtones of Edith PiafBy Hannah Thompson
Fans are celebrating France’s best-ever Eurovision Song Contest score in 65 years, after French entry Barbara Pravi came in second, beaten only by Italian rock band Måneskin by just 25 points.
Ms Pravi delivered an emotional performance of her song
Voilà at last night’s (May 22) live Grand Final at the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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