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Quantum computing

New ion trapping approach could help quantum computers scale up

25 Mar 2024
Black and white image showing the letters ETH formed from many individual dots of light
Ions on the move: To create this image, the ETH Zürich researchers repeatedly transported a single trapped ion from its initial position (red circle) to 58 other positions, imaged it in its new location, and returned it to its starting point. They repeated this sequence 172 times. (Courtesy: Jain, S, Sägesser, T, Hrmo, P et al., Penning micro-trap for quantum computing. Nature 627, 510–514 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07111-x)
Trapping ions with static magnetic and electric fields instead of an oscillating electromagnetic fie

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