A team of physicists at Rice University have created an “electron superhighway” that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer — a machine that would utilize quantum particles instead of the digital transistors in today’s microchips. Rui-Rui Du, a professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Ivan Knez describe the new method for making the device, known as “quantum spin Hall topological insulator,” in
a recent paper. The device acts as an electron superhighway — one of the building blocks necessary to create quantum particles that can store and manipulate data.
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Electron Road Work May Speed Quantum Computing Development
Posted by: Rob Spiegel October 6, 2011 02:46 PMA team of physicists at Rice University have created an “electron superhighway” that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer — a machine that would utilize quantum particles instead of the digital transistors in today’s microchips. Rui-Rui Du, a professor of physics and astronomy, and graduate student Ivan Knez describe the new method for making the device, known as “quantum spin Hall topological insulator,” in
a recent paper. The device acts as an electron superhighway — one of the building blocks necessary to create quantum particles that can store and manipulate data.