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Diamonds Key To Quantum Computing

Posted by Soulskill on from the supercomputer-in-the-rough dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Scientists P. Neumann, N. Mizuochi & co. have advanced quantum computing by finding a new method to get two-way and three-way, high quality quantum correlations that persist for hundreds or thousands of microseconds, even at room temperature. Their paper (subscription required) describes how they manipulated electrons from nitrogen vacancies in diamond using microwaves to entangle adjacent carbon-13 nuclei. Even better, this builds on previous results which indicate that diamonds with nitrogen impurities may be the key to creating useful quantum computing devices. The article provides a good description of what nitrogen vacancies are and why they prove useful."

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  1. dilithium crystals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe they should try with dilithium crystals.

  2. Obligatory SchrÃdinger's cat joke by FilterMapReduce · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Quantum diamonds are forever. Or are they?" --Lord Nimula Quantum diamonds are both forever and temporary until their wave functions collapse.
  3. I for one... by Ihmhi · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...am looking forward to quantum computing. This way, my system files on Windows will both have a rootkit and not have a rootkit at the same time!

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  4. Re:Lab Made Diamonds by Kjella · · Score: 3, Funny

    As much as it's a cartel and as much as logic says otherwise, I'd easily get a diamond ring if she was so inclined. Believe it or not, for many that is as much a part of the marriage ceremony as the white dress, wows and all that. "A diamond is forever" is quite frankly probably the single best marketing slogan in history. There's rubies and saphires and emeralds and many other gemstones, but it placed diamonds in a category of its own and at the same time it exploits your own insecurity. No matter how much you think this is marketing BS from de Beers, she might not. Unless you're really, really sure she won't think you're cheap or sending subliminal messages or whatnot I'd just get the ring and eat that feeling of having been suckered. There's a time and place to take your battles in a marriage, and I think de Beers know damn well they picked one of those where it's not.

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  5. Re:Lab Made Diamonds by colinrichardday · · Score: 3, Funny

    as much a part of the marriage ceremony as the white dress, wows and all that.

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