Lasers used to throw and catch single atoms for first time

Extraordinarily chilly atoms had been thrown with one laser beam and caught with one other. The approach might be utilized in quantum computing

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Lasers have been used to throw and catch extraordinarily chilly, single atoms. The approach might be used to assemble quantum computer systems sooner or later.

To rearrange atoms which are nearly as chilly as absolute zero into completely different configurations, researchers usually seize and carry them utilizing very targeted laser beams known as optical tweezers. Jaewook Ahn on the Korea Superior Institute of Science and Know-how in South Korea and his colleagues wished to discover a solution to minimise the period of time the optical tweezers …