by RLE at MIT | Oct 9, 2009 | News Links
Until this week, the only common calculation where quantum computation promised exponential gains was the factoring of large numbers, which isn’t that useful outside cryptography. In a paper appearing today in Physical Review Letters, however, RLE researchers in Seth...
by RLE at MIT | Sep 11, 2008 | News Links
A bizarre but well-established aspect of quantum physics could open up a new era of electronic detectors and imaging systems that would be far more efficient than any now in existence, according to new insights by an MIT leader in the field. «more» Related Links: MIT...
by RLE at MIT | Aug 4, 2008 | Awards, News Links
MIT has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a pioneering doctoral-study program in the growing field of quantum information science (QIS), which has evolved rapidly recently with a new influx of ideas from quantum physics...
by RLE at MIT | Aug 4, 2008 | RLE News Articles
Major new grant to unify MIT’s strengths into an interdisciplinary doctoral study program spanning science and engineering The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, has awarded a...
by RLE at MIT | Feb 16, 2008 | News Links
The strange world of quantum mechanics can provide a way to surpass limits in speed, efficiency and accuracy of computing, communications and measurement, according to research by MIT scientist Seth Lloyd. «more» Related Links: Turning ‘funky’ quantum mysteries into...