World's smallest ever diamond ring
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Scientists have created the world's smallest diamond ring, measuring up to only 5 microns (or millionths of a meter) in diameter and 300 nanometers (or billionths of a meter) in thickness, this isn't your average bling.
The ring, as beautiful as it is, has a much greater role in life than sitting on someone's finger, it can help scientists who are developing quantum information processing.
The ring acts as a component in a device that produces and detects single particles of light (photons). These photons, called qubits, can hold a value of 1 and 0 at the same time, which according to the scientists could be a massive development in the possibilities available for information storage.
The ring, as beautiful as it is, has a much greater role in life than sitting on someone's finger, it can help scientists who are developing quantum information processing.
The ring acts as a component in a device that produces and detects single particles of light (photons). These photons, called qubits, can hold a value of 1 and 0 at the same time, which according to the scientists could be a massive development in the possibilities available for information storage.
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