NIST press release headline: Cross-Dressing Rubidium May Reveal Clues for Exotic Computing

Opinion
Feb 25, 20091 min

I know quantum computing can be a tough sell, but that’s some headline from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, huh?

The upshot: using laser light to “dress up” neutral atoms so they act like electrons could help physicists more easily study quantum computing.

MORE ON QUANTUM COMPUTING: 

Taking quantum leap from RSA encryption

Solace of Quantum: Researchers make another big step toward Quantum computers