NIST Demonstrates Key Step in Use of Quantum Computers for Code-Breaking

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fluorescence  from three trapped beryllium ions illuminated with an ultraviolet laser beam
A crucial step in a procedure that could enable future quantum computers to break today’s most commonly used encryption codes has been demonstrated by physicists at the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


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