IBM Tech Detects & Changes Spin of Single Electron

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IBM Tech Detects & Changes Spin of Single Electron

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 21, 2004 @01:55AM from the i-got-hundreds-of-those-things dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like we have another step forward in Quantum Computing - IBM has discovered how to detect and change the spin of a single electron. Won't be long before we're all solving impossible encryption problems. "

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Misread this... by NoMoreNicksLeft · 2004-09-21 01:57 · Score: 5, Funny

IBM Detects and Changes Spin of Single Election.

Damn you Taco, and your politics section, it's corrupted my mind!
Politicians everywhere are terrified! by CFD339 · 2004-09-21 02:00 · Score: 5, Funny

If spin can be measured in a meaningful way, the entire future of politics is suddenly up for grabs. Imagine a "spin detector" built into the home television!

Wow. "You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record baby, right round, round round...."

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Interesting.. by Marco_polo · 2004-09-21 02:01 · Score: 5, Funny

Electron 1: Oh my god! they've found us! what can we do? we are doomed!

Electron 2: Oh stop being so negative

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1. Re:Interesting.. by Colonel+Cholling · 2004-09-21 02:20 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  One atom says to another, "I think I lost an electron."
  
  The second atom says, "Are you sure?"
  
  The first atom says, "Yes, I'm positive."
  
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  I am Sartre of the Borg. Existence is futile.
This could lead to incredibly high storage density by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-21 02:02 · Score: 5, Funny

But they will have to dramatically increase the seek time of cats before this tech will be usable as a hard drive replacement.
NO FAIR! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-21 02:02 · Score: 5, Funny

You changed the outcome by measuring it!
What's next? by Pig+Hogger · 2004-09-21 02:06 · Score: 5, Funny

Overspinning electrons to overclock systems?
Re:So is IBM by twiddlingbits · 2004-09-21 02:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Nope. SCO still owns that title and will for a VERY long time. It's just that now IBM can measure the spin and quantify it with a number.
No by missing000 · 2004-09-21 02:08 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm quite sure the cat knows as well.
Heisenberg gets stopped... by schon · 2004-09-21 03:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Heisenberg is driving his car, when he gets pulled over by a cop. The cop asks him "Do you know how fast you were going?"

To which Heisenberg replies "No, but I know where I am!"