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Ultra-thin wires for quantum computing |
June 17, 2014
Take a fine strand of silica fiber, attach it at each end to a slow-turning motor, torture it over a flame until it nearly reaches its melting point and then pull it apart. The middle will thin out like taffy until it is less than half a micron across, and that, according to researchers, is how you fabricate ultrahigh transmission optical nanofibers, a potential component for future quantum information devices.
Link: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/computers_math/computer_science/~3/DnLoMwFwFh4/140617111818.htm
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