Engineers at UNSW have achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing by creating what are known as “quantum entangled states.” In this phenomenon, two particles become so strongly connected that their behavior can no longer be described independently of each other. The team accomplished this using the spins of two atomic nuclei, a resource considered essential for quantum computers to outperform traditional machines.
The findings, published in Science, mark a crucial step toward the development of large-scale quantum computers, which are widely seen as one of the most ambitious scientific and technological frontiers of the 21st century.
According to lead author Dr. Holly Stemp, the work demonstrates a path to building future quantum microchips with technology already available.
“We succeeded in making the cleanest, most isolated quantum objects talk to each other, at the scale at which standard silicon electronic devices are currently fabricated,” she says.
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