{"id":40,"date":"2016-03-17T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nocturnalknight.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2016-03-17T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:45:54","slug":"discovery-that-could-make-quantum-computers-practically-viable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nocturnalknight.com\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Discovery that could make Quantum Computers Practically viable."},"content":{"rendered":"

A major stumbling block\u00a0that have kept quantum computers to the realms of Science Fiction\u00a0is the fact that “quantum bits” also called as “Qubits” and the building blocks with which they’re made are prone to magnetic disturbances. These\u00a0“noise” can interfere with the work qubits do, but on Wednesday, scientists announced a new discovery that could possibly help solve the problem.
\nThey made this possible\u00a0by tapping the same principle that allows atomic clocks to stay accurate. Researchers at Florida State University\u2019s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) have found a way to give qubits the equivalent of a pair of noise-canceling headphones.
\nThe approach relies on what are known as atomic clock transitions. Working with carefully designed tungsten oxide molecules that contained a single magnetic holmium ion, the MagLab team was able to keep a holmium qubit working coherently for 8.4 microseconds -\u2013 potentially long enough for it to perform useful computational tasks.
\nBy offering exponential performance gains, quantum computers could have enormous implications for cryptography and computational chemistry, among many other fields.<\/p>\n