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New Quantum Dot Transistor Counts Individual Photons (October 11, 2007) -- Researchers have designed and demonstrated a transistor containing quantum dots that can count individual photons. The semiconductor device could be integrated easily into electronics for ... > full story

Quantum Computing Possibilites Enhanced With New Material (October 9, 2007) -- A newly developed material could be to computers of the future what silicon is to the computers of today. The material -- a compound made from the elements potassium, niobium and oxygen, along with ... > full story

'Dead Time' Limits Quantum Cryptography Speeds (October 2, 2007) -- According to a new article, technological and security issues will stall maximum transmission rates at levels comparable to that of a single broadband connection, such as a cable modem, unless ... > full story

Quantum Device Traps, Detects And Manipulates The Spin Of Single Electrons (September 28, 2007) -- Engineers have made a novel device that simply and conveniently traps, detects and manipulates the single spin of an electron, overcoming some major obstacles that have prevented progress toward ... > full story

Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable Created (September 27, 2007) -- Physicists have transferred information between two 'artificial atoms' by way of electronic vibrations on a micro-fabricated aluminum cable, demonstrating a new component for potential ultra-powerful ... > full story

Two Giant Steps In Advancement Of Quantum Computing Achieved (September 27, 2007) -- Two major steps toward putting quantum computers into real practice -- sending a photon signal on demand from a qubit onto wires and transmitting the signal to a second, distant qubit -- have been ... > full story

Imaging Quantum Entanglement (September 25, 2007) -- Scientists have demonstrated the dramatic effects of quantum mechanics in a simple magnet. The importance of the work lies in establishing how a conventional tool of material science -- neutron beams ... > full story

Physicists Pin Down Spin Of Surface Atoms (September 14, 2007) -- Physicists have successfully measured the atomic spin of an isolated atom, one of the necessary steps on the road to quantum computers and spintronics devices. Using a scanning tunneling microscope ... > full story

Physicists Establish 'Spooky' Quantum Communication (September 7, 2007) -- Physicists have coaxed two separate atoms to communicate with a sort of quantum intuition that Albert Einstein called "spooky." In doing so, the researchers have made an advance toward super-fast ... > full story

Photon-transistors For The Supercomputers Of The Future (August 29, 2007) -- Scientist have worked out a new theory which describe how the necessary transistors for the quantum computers of the future may be created. Researchers dream of quantum computers. Incredibly fast ... > full story

Quantum Light Beams Good For Fast Technology (August 27, 2007) -- Scientists have made another breakthrough in the technology that will drive next generation computers and teleportation. The researchers have successfully superposed light beams, which produces a ... > full story

Computing Breakthrough Could Elevate Security To Unprecedented Levels (August 17, 2007) -- By using pulses of light to dramatically accelerate the development of quantum computers, researchers have made strides in technology that could foil national and personal security ... > full story

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Programming the Universe : A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos
Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd—Professor of Quantum-Mechanical Engineering at MIT and originator of the first technologically feasible design for a ... > read more

Quantum Mechanics (2 vol. set)
Beginning students of quantum mechanics frequently experience difficulties separating essential underlying principles from the specific examples to which these principles have been historically ... > read more

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes
As Charles Seife reveals in this energetic new book, information theory, once the province of philosophers and linguists, has emerged as the crucial science of our time, shedding new light on the ... > read more

The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter And Miracles
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The Little Book of Bleeps: Excerpts from the Award-Winning Movie What the (#$%&) Bleep Do We Know
For thousands of years, the inner teachings of all great religions have expressed the idea that human beings -- each of us – create our own reality. That is, that the life we experience is a ... > read more

Hiding in the Mirror : The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond
Beginning well before Plato’s allegory of the cave and continuing to modern scientific breakthroughs from relativity to quantum mechanics, as well as to pop cultural icons like Twilight Zone ... > read more

What the Bleep Do We Know!?™ : Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality
Gravity sometimes doesn't work. Some things are both waves and particles. . .at the same time. Electrons simply disappear . . . all the time.If the universe is this wild and unpredictable, so ... > read more

The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
If Albert Einstein were alive, he would have a copy of The Road to Reality on his bookshelf. So would Isaac Newton. This may be the most complete mathematical explanation of the universe yet ... > read more

Technology In Action- Introductory (2nd Edition)
This book was designed to spark reader interest by covering practical concepts that they want to learn (such as setting up a wireless network in their home) while giving background information (such ... > read more