Lasers used to throw and catch single atoms for first time

Extraordinarily chilly atoms have been thrown with one laser beam and caught with one other. The method may very well be utilized in quantum computing

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Lasers have been used to throw and catch extraordinarily chilly, single atoms. The method may very well be used to assemble quantum computer systems sooner or later.

To rearrange atoms which might be nearly as chilly as absolute zero into totally different configurations, researchers usually seize and carry them utilizing very targeted laser beams known as optical tweezers. Jaewook Ahn on the Korea Superior Institute of Science and Expertise in South Korea and his colleagues wished to discover a option to minimise the period of time the optical tweezers …