Chinese Scientists Trap 512 Ions in 2D Quantum Simulator

Chinese Scientists Trap 512 Ions in 2D Quantum Simulator

Insider Brief Chinese researchers have successfully trapped 512 ions in a two-dimensional Wigner crystal and performed quantum simulations using 300 of those ions as qubits. According to the researchers, this demonstrates the largest quantum simulator based on trapped ions achieved to date. The research was led by quantum physicist Duan Luming at Tsinghua University, who …

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US-returned Chinese physicist Duan Luming and team build world’s most powerful ion-based quantum computing machine

US-returned Chinese physicist Duan Luming and team build world’s most powerful ion-based quantum computing machine

Chinese scientists are one step closer to a future large-scale quantum computer – after building the world’s largest quantum simulation machine based on the “trapped-ion” technique, praised by one academic journal reviewer as “a milestone to be recognised”. The breakthrough was achieved under the leadership of Duan Luming, a quantum physicist renowned for his pioneering …

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