Heat from the Environment can Help Quantum Annealers Solve Certain Problems
Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) have recently demonstrated that heat energy coming in from the outside can help a quantum annealer get better solutions for a certain type of problem. The usual approach to quantum annealing is to run the device...
Quantum magnets forced to ”chillax”
In what may provide a potential path to connecting data in a quantum computer, researchers have shown that excited atoms in silicon can be forced into a relaxed state on-demand using a device that serves as a microwave “tuning fork.” The team’s findings could...
Carol Monaghan visits LCN laboratories
Scottish National Party MP, Carol Monaghan, visited UCL last week. She had a meeting with UCL Professor Graeme Reid, Chair of Science and Research Policy, before they visited the London Centre for Nanotechnology. Carol is a physicist by training and was Head of...