NIST’s quantum computing research was selected as one of the top science stories of 2009 by three major science magazines. The research, conducted by physicist David Wineland’s group at NIST’s Boulder campus, demonstrated significant advances in quantum computing with electrically charged atoms (ions).
Physics World named NIST’s sustained quantum processing with ions as the most significant breakthrough of 2009, raising prospects for scaling up ion trapping technology to build practical quantum computers. Science News selected NIST’s demonstration of a universal, programmable quantum processor and their work on quantum entanglement in a mechanical system as leading stories in the matter and energy category. Discover magazine also highlighted NIST’s entanglement research as one of the top 100 science stories of 2009.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2010/01/nist-quantum-computing-research-among-top-stories-2009
Keywords: Quantum, Processing, Entanglement, Information, Ions
