image: Close-up of the quantum von Neumann machine, where microwave 'light' (artistically represented by the shiny star on the top part of the image) carries quantum information. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Sept. 1, 2011, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Matteo Mariantoni of University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, Calif., and colleagues was titled, "Implementing the Quantum von Neumann Architecture with Superconducting Circuits.” view more
Credit: Photograph by Erik Lucero, graphic elaboration by Dario Mariantoni