{"id":422617,"date":"2010-03-12T21:50:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T02:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/quantum-computing-diamond-wires\/14487\/"},"modified":"2010-03-12T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T02:50:43","slug":"quantum-computing-breakthrough-uses-diamond-nanowires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/422617","title":{"rendered":"Quantum computing breakthrough uses diamond nanowires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/diamond-nanowire.jpg\" alt=\"A diamond-based nanowire device (Illustrated by Jay Penni)\"><\/p>\n<p>Current computers operate using binary coding; thousands to trillions of small electrical circuits representing a binary digit (bit) of information that represent a &#8220;1&#8221; when the circuit is switched on and a &#8220;0&#8221; when switched off by means of an electronic switch. The future of computing is to move this to a quantum scale, where the weird properties of subatomic particles can be used to create much faster computers. A new device developed by Harvard scientists which uses nanostructured diamond wire to provide a bright, stable source of single photons at room temperature represents a breakthrough in making this quantum technology a reality&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/diamonds\/\" rel=\"tag\">Diamonds<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/harvard\/\" rel=\"tag\">harvard<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/nanotechnology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nanotechnology<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/nanotubes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nanotubes<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/photon\/\" rel=\"tag\">photon<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/quantum+computing\/\" rel=\"tag\">quantum computing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/quantum-computing-single-particle\/8907\/\">World&#8217;s first commercial source of individual photons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/diamonds-probe-cells-molecules\/12989\/\">Diamonds could soon be used to probe living cells and drug molecules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/diamonds-boost-quantum-computing-speed\/13431\/\">Diamonds boost processing speeds in quantum computers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/padova-university-scientists-declare-quantum-leap-in-quantum-communica\/9077\/\">Padova University scientists declare quantum leap in quantum communications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/first-electronic-quantum-processor\/12125\/\">First electronic quantum processor points to new era in computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/quantum-communication-six-photons\/13062\/\">Speedy communication takes a quantum leap towards reality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lmRT4QGP3EsTWq1Jyhl8RKoqsDE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lmRT4QGP3EsTWq1Jyhl8RKoqsDE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lmRT4QGP3EsTWq1Jyhl8RKoqsDE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lmRT4QGP3EsTWq1Jyhl8RKoqsDE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=T-5ak7_n_10:G-AGF3A_s_A:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/T-5ak7_n_10\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current computers operate using binary coding; thousands to trillions of small electrical circuits representing a binary digit (bit) of information that represent a &#8220;1&#8221; when the circuit is switched on and a &#8220;0&#8221; when switched off by means of an electronic switch. 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