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Quantum physicists shed new light on relation between entanglement and nonlocality

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Bristol may disprove a long-standing conjecture made by one of the founders of quantum information science: that quantum states featuring ‘positive partial transpose’, ...

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Quantum physics is the focus of Nobel buzz

Three physicists whose research on entangled particles plays a key role in attempts to develop super-fast quantum computers could be in the running for the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday.

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created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The quantum world writ large: Using short optical pulses to study macroscopic quantum behavior

(PhysOrg.com) -- Einstein infamously dismissed quantum entanglement as spooky action at a distance and quantum uncertainty with his quip that God does not play dice with the universe. Aside from revealing his ...

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created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

Quantum teleportation analysed by mathematical separation tool

Scientists from the University of Vienna's Faculty of Physics in Austria recently gave a theoretical description of teleportation phenomena in sub-atomic scale physical systems, in a publication in the European Physical Jo ...

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created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Quantum optical link sets new time records

Quantum communication could be an option for the absolutely secure transfer of data. The key component in quantum communication over long distances is the special phenomenon called entanglement between two ...

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created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Simplifying the process of detecting genuine multiparticle entanglement

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to entangle particles is considered essential for a number of experiments and applications. While we have seen evidence for quantum entanglement, it is still difficult to detect ...

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created May 20, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 2 | with audio podcast feature

Physicists demonstrate a four-fold quantum memory

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have demonstrated quantum entanglement for a quantum state stored in four spatially distinct atomic memories.

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created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (20) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Quantum memory for communication networks of the future

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in storing quantum information using two 'entangled' light beams. Quantum memory or information storage is a necessary ...

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created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three tiny qubits, another big step toward quantum computing

(PhysOrg.com) -- The rules that govern the world of the very small, quantum mechanics, are known for being bizarre. One of the strangest tenets is something called quantum entanglement, in which two or more objects (such ...

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created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (15) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Physicists investigate electron fractionalization into not two, but three components

One of the many intriguing puzzles in physics is the strange behavior of the electron as it fractionalizes into two separate quasiparticles. These quasiparticles, called spinons and chargons (or holons), carry the electron’s ...

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created Aug 12, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (45) | comments 11 | with audio podcast feature

Autonomous quantum error correction technique proposed for quantum memories

(PhysOrg.com) -- While words such as "powerful" and "efficient" are often used to describe the potential of quantum computing, these quantum systems can be very fragile at the same time. Errors in quantum ...

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Could some entangled states be useless for quantum cryptography?

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the widely accepted properties of quantum entanglement is secrecy. Since scientists and researchers began working with quantum key distribution, entanglement has been considered an essential part of ...

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Physicists set guidelines for qubit candidates

(PhysOrg.com) -- To build a quantum computer, it's essential to be able to quickly and efficiently manipulate the quantum states of qubits. The qubits, which are the basic unit of quantum information, can be composed of many ...

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Straightening messy correlations with a quantum comb

Quantum computing promises ultra-fast communication, computation and more powerful ways to encrypt sensitive information. But trying to use quantum states as carriers of information is an extremely delicate ...

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Creating a six-qubit cluster state

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many scientists believe that quantum entanglement is required in order for effective quantum computing. Entanglement takes place when there is a connection that exists between two objects - even when they ...

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