Scientists Now Able To Control Single Particle of Light
A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light — photons — on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards long-sought-after quantum technologies, including super-powerful quantum computers and ultra-precise measurements.
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- Coolidity
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Forget about all the sciencey stuff, imagine if they could transfer this to parties and raves. Single particles of coloured light getting thrown around left and centre. That'd be ace.
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My knowledge is limited to how photons energize and facilitate electron transfer during photosynthesis, however I find the physical properties of photons is kind of mind boggling in itself. Massless particles traveling in varying wavelengths at the speed of light. I think my head will explode if I try to comprehend anything else.
Second the party and rave idea, very cool.
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- becktionary83
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Does this mean they've collapsed the wave functions of single photons and rendered them 4-dimensional? Wonder what Heisenberg would say.
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- Sam_the_Wizer
- 5 months ago
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