Atom Computing has built a neutral-atom quantum processor containing 1,225 qubits, making it one of the largest qubit arrays ...

A new platform developed by Illinois Grainger engineers demonstrates the utility of a ytterbium-171 atom array in quantum networking. Their work represents a key step toward long distance quantum ...

Quantum networks, systems consisting of connected quantum computers, quantum sensors or other quantum devices, hold the potential of enabling faster and safer communications. The establishment of ...

In January 2022, Atom Computing received $60 million in Series B funding. The company’s stated objective for the funds was to build a larger, second-generation optically trapped neutral atom quantum ...

PITTSBURGH, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (COHR), a leader in high-performance optical networking and laser solutions, announced today a first-to-market single-mode (SM), ...

An experimental atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms is about four times more accurate than it was several years ago, giving it a precision comparable to that of the NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock, ...

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(Nanowerk News) Ytterbium was discovered in 1878, but until it recently became useful in atomic clocks, the soft metal rarely made the news. Now ytterbium has a new claim to scientific fame.

Ytterbium is a lanthanide series rare-earth element (atomic number 70) with the electron configuration [Xe]4f¹⁴6s², notable for its closed 4f shell and relatively simple magnetic behavior. It exists ...