Scientists Find Flaw in Quantum Dot Construction

Posted by Zonk on Sunday February 13, 2005 @08:27AM from the you-changed-the-outcome-by-measuring-it! dept.

ThePolkapunk writes "Scientists have been having problems in predicting the behavior of Quantum Dots, which are considered to be the most likely material to be used to build nanocomputers. Physorg is reporting that physicists at Ohio University believe they've found the problem, and it's with a flaw in the construction of quantum dots. If their theory pans out, "It's one more step towards the holy grail of finding a better quantum bit, which hopefully will lead to a quantum computer."" We first mentioned this about six years ago.

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from the FAQ by wud · 2005-02-13 09:03 · Score: 5, Informative

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