A newly developed quantum computing technique has been used to store quantum information in silicon for a record-breaking length of time.
The so-called ‘hybrid’ system utilizes two separate quantum magnets to store and access information, allowing researchers to manipulate delicate quantum information without destroying it.
Information is accessed via one quantum magnet — an electron, which scientists have found to be well suited for manipulation and measurement, but not so good for storing information, which can become rapidly corrupted.
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