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Entangled Photons Available on Tap

Posted June 03, 2010 7:33 AM

From New Scientist - Online News:

The creation of an "entanglement gun" brings the prospect of a light-based quantum computer a step closer. The ability of entangled photons to spin in two different senses will allow quantum computers to encode a 0 and a 1 simultaneously, allowing even a small quantum computer to outperform the fastest supercomputer for some tasks.

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Anonymous Poster	#1 Re: Entangled Photons Available on Tap 06/03/2010 10:36 AM
	Won't be any faster, cus the creation of the pairs depends upon the use of an electric current thru a semiconductor, thus limiting the speed of the device to that of light. Yahlasit
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