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MIT Research Shows New Magnetic State That Could Aid Quantum Computing
alphadogg writes "Researchers at MIT and other institutions have demonstrated a new type of magnetism, only the third kind ever found, and it may find its way into future communications, computing and data storage technologies. Working with a tiny crystal of a rare mineral that took 10 months to make, the researchers for the first time have demonstrated a magnetic state called a QSL (quantum spin liquid), according to MIT physics professor Young Lee. He is the lead author of a paper on their findings, which is set to be published in the journal Nature this week (abstract). Theorists had said QSLs might exist, but one had never been demonstrated before. 'We think it's pretty important,' Lee said, adding that he would let his peers be the ultimate judges."
How do they work?
... but we're still very early into this research," Lee said. "It's many, many years away from becoming something that's in a technology that a consumer would use."
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This isn't "another type of magnetism." + and - attracting is + and - attracting. What they're talking about is a different expression of magnetism, typically because the atoms inside are lined up differently.
If I remember correctly, type one is all of em pointing the same way. That makes a field that sucks in other oppositely aligned materials.
Type two has approximately 50% facing one way and 50% the other in a perfectly intermingled way so it has a magnetic field of absolutely nothing in relation to other objects around it.
This third time is all of the atoms constantly changing magnetic direction and never settle into an order ever. They have a tendency to settle into an order so yeah, not easy to make, lol. Although the atoms themselves aren't moving, cuz it's a solid crystal, so this sort of acts like a perpetual motion device for magnetic fields only, not matter. Kinda neat. But it's still + and - attracting so sorry folks, no new force of physics.
Did anyone else read this as particles on one side of the crystal affect the magnetic moment of the particles on the other side of the crystal instantly (so sort of like an entangled particle) but if you took a hammer and smashed the crystal in two, it probably wouldn't work so well anymore? So you could never split up two halves of the crystal to have a practical instantaneous long range communication unless you make a single piece 10,000 foot long crystal or something.
What they're talking about is a different expression of magnetism, typically because the atoms inside are lined up differently.
...it's just like cold fusion. Always on the horizon.
Palm trees and 8
As somebody essentially bereft of understanding of this 'quantum' stuff, I refuse to be satisfied until MIT develops a new magnetic state that both aids and hinders quantum computing until disturbed, at which point it only does one or the other!
Have gnu, will travel.
Could this quantum spin liquid somehow help create room temperature superconductors? Because I once read that the formation of magnetic vortices is one of the things that helps to disrupt superconductive flow as temperature and current increase. But if this spin liquid were to keep all the magnetic spins randoma and unaligned, maybe this could suppress those vortices from forming?
I didn't even know there were two.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
recently Hitachi has replicated Mitsubishi's "low energy nuclear transmutation".
to be able to understand how confused you are start with reading this peer reviewed paper from 2002: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/IwamuraYelementalaa.pdf
better stop using "cold fusion" as an example for crackpot science.
We only knew two kinds of magnetism, now there is another one found.
This new one should be called tri-polar disorder... I propose third of march as 'world tripolar day'!
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Theorists had said QSLs might exist, but one had never been demonstrated before.
I call BS!
Ezekiel 23:20
recently Hitachi has replicated Mitsubishi's "low energy nuclear transmutation".
to be able to understand how confused you are start with reading this peer reviewed paper from 2002: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/IwamuraYelementalaa.pdf
better stop using "cold fusion" as an example for crackpot science.
spot on.
OMG, I have a cat just like that too. I notice he drinks more milk than the other cat I have, but I think the taste of milk has been changing over the years. I wonder if the other cat would have drank more milk in the past and the six-toed one less.
I tend to buy 1% milk now, as whole milk just doesn't taste as good. It is just like with onions, I used to buy red ones, but they don't taste as good now, so I buy yellow. I wish produce wouldn't change, I've even tried growing it myself, but I think they do something to the seeds now so as to make you want to go to a supermarket instead.
It's some sort of mutation... they're considered "lucky cats" & were WIDELY favored on sailing vessels since they're considered better "mousers"... but also considered "witches familiars" & were killed for it too (my God, how STUPID could people be).
Could it be caused by milk? Who knows what with all the crap in food as additives or the hormone fakers in plastic containers that mimic estrogen... what I do know is?
THIS: I've said this about DOGS before online many times, but it goes for cats too - CATS are BETTER PEOPLE than PEOPLE ARE...
AND THIS TOO: Cats? They're great (I used to consider them cold & emotionless killers, I learned better... they're more intelligent than most dogs, & yes, REQUIRE love too).
LMAO - THEY ARE "X CATS"...
APK
P.S.=> Sorry for my late response here... was busy with life!
... apk