Quantum researchers cause controlled ‘wobble’ in the nucleus of a single atom (IMAGE)

Delft University of Technology

Quantum researchers cause controlled ‘wobble’ in the nucleus of a single atom

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Researchers from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands have been able to initiate a controlled movement in the very heart of an atom. They caused the atomic nucleus to interact with one of the electrons in the outermost shells of the atom. This electron could be manipulated and read out through the needle of a scanning tunneling microscope. The research, published in Nature Communications today, offers prospects for storing quantum information inside the nucleus, where it is safe from external disturbances.

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