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New Record for Qubit Lifetime Over 100 Times Previous
Quantum physics is finicky. The act of observing something can cause a system to change and even collapse. This makes it difficult for many quantum mechanical states to live long, but difficult is not the same as impossible. Researchers at Simon Fraser University, Oxford University, and Berlin have successfully made a quantum bit, or qubit, that lasted 192 seconds. The previous record for a similar qubit was 1.75 seconds, and was set by the same team four years ago.
Qubits are the analogy to electronic bits in quantum computers. They store and transfer information but utilize superposition to store multiple states at the same time, unlike conventional bits which only have one state at a time; 0 or 1. Observing a particle in a superposition causes it to collapse to a single state though, so qubits have to be handled very carefully. In this case phosphorus atoms were held within an ultra-pure piece of silicon-28. Silicon-28 is not magnetic, so it will not disrupt the phosphorus qubits. The qubits were put into their superposition with an exact radio-frequency pulse and then kept in their superposition for the 192 seconds with additional pulses, to prevent the phosphorus atoms from interacting with the silicon.
This could be a major step towards a quantum computer because this record was achieved with atoms contained in another material. Qubits have survived over three minutes before, but were in vacuums at the time. The fact that the material was silicon is especially promising as this is the current standard for electronics. It may be a while, but this could lead us to hybrid quantum-electronic processors in the future.
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Infinitec Pocket TV Could Make Your TV Smart
Infinitec is a small startup that up until now I have never heard of, but now it has my attention. The company is now taking pre-orders on its Kickstarter page for the Pocket TV, a thumb sized dongle that can attach to your television. The Pocket TV will run Android 4.0, code named Ice Cream Sandwich, and will allow users to turn their TV into a fully functioning Android PC. The Pocket TV can stream video in HD, play games like Angry Birds, browse the web, and run any other apps from Google Play that might interest you. If you are interested in pre-ordering one of these you can get a Pocket TV with IR remote for $99, or with an Air Remote for $119.
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Multi-Platform Games at E3 Run on PC
The premier gaming event in North America, E3, took place this past week at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Gamers were given the first look at several new games including Watch Dogs from Ubisoft. There were gameplay demos and launch trailers to be seen, but in many cases what you didn't see was the system that was running these games. In the case of nearly every multi-platform game, the demo was running on a PC and was played using an Xbox 360 or PS3 controller. While many of the games that were shown off at E3 looked great, the superior graphics and processing power of the PC may give console players expectations that the games won't be able to match when they are finally released.
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