A Bit of Progress: Diamonds Shatter Quantum Information Storage Record

Monday, March 12, 2012 - 06:02 in Physics & Chemistry

BOSTON--The quantum world and the everyday world of human experience are supposed to be two different realms. Quantum effects, as demonstrated in the lab, are usually confined to the tiniest scales. They last for imperceptibly brief instants. And they appear mostly in highly controlled systems operating at cryogenic temperatures near absolute zero. [More]

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