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Quantum State Created In Largest Object Yet
SpuriousLogic writes "A team of researchers have created a 'quantum state' in an object billions of times larger than ever before. From the article: 'Such states, in which an object is effectively in two places at once, have until now only been accomplished with single particles, atoms and molecules. In this experiment, published in the journal Nature, scientists produced a quantum state in an object billions of times larger than previous tests. The team says the result could have significant implications in quantum computing.'"
I think the subject line says it all, but I want a transporter that puts me in two places at once, then destroys the first me leaving the copied me. That would be awesome.
Once we get into quantum computing, we're going to have to drop the whole binary "yes"-"no" thing for "yes", "no", "maybe", "uninitialized", "42"
Once we get into quantum computing, we're going to have to drop the whole binary "yes"-"no" thing for "yes", "no", "maybe", "uninitialized", "42"
Possibly.
I don't need to be told that it's "billions of times than ever before", or to compare it to the library of congress, I can understand measurements. so how big is the object? 1 nanometer? 1 kilometer? what? the article doesn't seem to say either.
It's the Library of Congress.
It's now simultaneously at its usual place and two hundred miles under the sea.
Librarians are wetting themselves at least as much as physicists.
They think it 'could have' significant implications?
Surely they mean it definitely has significant implications and also hasn't?
They whose government reduces their essential liberties for temporary security, receive neither liberty nor security.
That's almost large enough to be a CAT!
Oh noes! I iz in suprpuzishun!
"In this experiment, published in the journal Nature, scientists produced a quantum state in an object billions of times larger than previous tests."
Hmmm, if I count correctly, a cat is still many orders of magnitude heavier. I can only hope that they will make further progress in the decades to come.
Ezekiel 23:20
... to the size of a cat.
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"I am convinced that science is getting us closer and closer to God. Pretty soon we're going to understand how the universe works and He's going to say "you figured it out! Come up to My kingdom!" and we'll get to go to Heaven. Blessed be!"
More likely it'll be "OMFM! Wall hacks, BANNED!!!!!"
OMFM = Oh My Fuckin Me
I am Bennett Haselton! I am Bennett Haselton!
It's barely visible to the naked eye, but if you look under light magnification you can read a caption:
"I can has quantum state?"
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Now it can AND cannot has cheezburger at the same time!
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You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
No. Yes.
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[to the tune of "Home on the Range"]
Oh give me a clone
Of my own flesh and bone
With the Y chromosome changed into X
And when we're alone
Since her mind is my own
She'll be thinking of nothing but sex
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
It's now simultaneously at its usual place and two hundred miles under the sea.
Sorry, don't you mean 2 933 football fields under the sea?