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Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

1 August 2017

A commercial device that uses quantum technology to detect subtle differences in gravity, should be able to detect coal, oil or pipes underground
Centimeter-sized silicon chip, which has two parallel superconducting oscillators and the quantum-circuit refrigerators connected to them

Nanofridge could keep quantum computers cool enough to calculate

8 May 2017

Quantum computers need to be kept cool, just like regular computers, but an ordinary fan won’t cut it. A nanofridge that sorts electrons by temperature just might

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