| 03/2009 |
A recent
Physical Review Letter by QAP researchers has received much press
attention for the surprising nature of their results - namely that too
much entanglement is bad for a quantum computer and makes it run only
marginally faster than a conventional one! Sample articles are listed
below... |
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D. Bacon, "Too entangled to quantum compute one-way",
Physics 2, 38 (2009) |
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A. Cho, "Oddly, too much weirdness slows a quantum computer down",
Science 323, 1658 (2009). |
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H. Johnston, "Is entanglement always good for quantum computers?",
Physics World, News, Nov 20, 2008. |
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I.M. Vargas, "Quantum entanglement can be too much of a good thing",
Science News, March 23, 2009. |
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I. Durham, "Bad news for quantum computers?",
The Quantum Times (American Physical Society, topical group on quantum
information theory), quantum news and notes, Autumn, Winter 2008. |
| 11/2008 |
A Nature Physics paper by QAP researchers was highlighted in several
academic press publications. These are listed below... |
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M. Aspelmeyer, "Measured measurement",
Nature Physics News and Views 5, 11 (2009). |
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D. Reeves, "Quantum calibration paves way for super-secure
communication",
PhysOrg.com, 2008. |
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"Forschungsergebnisse auf dem Gebiet der Quantenphysik in Nature
Physics",
idw-online, 2008. |
| 2008 |
Anton Zeilinger (Austrian Academy of Sciences) was awarded the
Isaac Newton medal of the Institute of Physics, for his pioneering
conceptual and experimental contributions to the foundations of quantum
physics. |
| 2007 |
QUESTS (an online
quantum engineering, science and technology webzine) was launched at
Macquarie University in 2007 and went on to win an award for its
innovative teaching and learning approach. The site seeks to bring
quantum science direct to the public through interviews with research
students around the globe. |
| 08/2007 |
An article in
Scientific American: "In putting teleportation, entanglement and
other quantum oddities to the test, physicist Anton Zeilinger hopes to
find out just how unreal quantum reality can get..." |
| 1/7/07 |
The "Discover" magazine (US) listed
Light-Atom-Teleportation first among
"The Top 6 Physics Stories of 2006" |
| 06/2007 |
CNRS
International Magazine: An interview with Julia Kempe |
| 20/6/2007 |
New Scientist discussed work by OEAW in
"The second quantum revolution" |
| 15/6/2007 |
Physorg.com covers the paper
"Time-Reversal and
Super-Resolving Phase Measurements", Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 223601
(2007) |
| 11/5/2007 |
Science Careers section in Science magazine issue of May 11,
coverage on Julia Kempe and quantum computing. |
| 21/3/2007 |
Anton Zeilinger (Austrian Academy of Sciences) was interviewed by
National Geographic News regarding entanglement and its use for
quantum communication. |
| 20/3/2007 |
Free space quantum communication experiments carried
out with the European Space Agency (ESA) were highlighted in an
ESA press release |
| 17/3/2007 |
Work by Caslav Bruckner's group at the University of
Vienna, Austria was featured in a recent
New Scientist article |
| 16/3/2007 |
Researchers Phil Schewe and Ben Stein of the Austrian Academy of
Sciences recently contributed to the American Institute of Physics News
Bulletin with an article on the exciting prospect of harnessing new
fundamental physics concepts for practical benefits. "Physics and
Progress" is available to read
here. |
| 15/3/2007 |
Work on quantum teleportation between the Canary
Islands was featured in
an article on DailyIndia.com, and in an article on
National Geographic News |
| 14/3/2007 |
QAP research covered in
National Geographic News: An experiment on the Canary Islands, off
the coast of Africa, has smashed a record for sending messages encrypted
using the quirks of quantum physics. |
| 8/3/2007 |
Work on quantum teleportation between the Canary Islands was
presented in an article on news@nature.com,
and on BioEd Online |
| 11/1/2007 |
Work by the
Imperial College group
regarding Bose-Hubbard models of cavities was featured in a recent
New Scientist
article |
| 10/1/2007 |
Nanowerk News and
HPC Wire featured QAP research
carried out at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW) |
| 1/12/2007 |
The "Scientific American" (US) listed
Light-Atom-Teleportation among the
"Most Important Science Stories of 2006" |
| 2006 |
Julia Kempe, researcher at the University of Paris, won the 2006
Irène Joliot-Curie Prize. |
| 27/11/2006 |
Press release on "Strongly interacting polaritons in coupled arrays of
cavities" by QAP partner Imperial College. The work was featured in an
article by
CBS News |
| 5/10/2006 |
Work by Eugene Polzik and his team at the Niels Bohr
Institute at Copenhagen University in Denmark was highlighted in an
article on CBA News |
