To Make An Atom-Sized Machine, You Need a Quantum Mechanic (IMAGE)

Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore

To Make An Atom-Sized Machine, You Need a Quantum Mechanic

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Experiments with a single-atom device help researchers understand what quantum effects come into play when machinery shrinks to the atomic scale.

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Aki Honda / Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore

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Only to be used in reporting on "Single-atom energy-conversion device with a quantum load" npj Quantum Information, DOI:10.1038/s41534-020-0264-6 (2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41534-020-0264-6

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