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On 10/23/15 1:16 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Two quantums in one day; the shit head is creaming it's panties.


   Try not to be so pathetic, jimp.

   Photons open the gateway for quantum networks
 > http://phys.org/news/2015-10-photons-gateway-quantum-networks.html

 > There is tremendous potential for new information technology based on
 > light (photons). Photons (light particles) are very well suited for
 > carrying information and quantum technology based on photons—called
 > quantum photonics, will be able to hold much more information than
 > current computer technology. But in order to create a network with
 > photons, you need a photon contact, a kind of transistor that can
 > control the transport of photons in a circuit. Researchers at the
 > Niels Bohr Institute in collaboration with researchers from the Korea
 > Institute of Science and Technology have managed to create such a
 > contact. The results are published in the scientific journal Nature
 > Communications.
 >
 > Quantum information can be sent optically, that is to say, using
 > light, and the signal is comprised of photons, which is the smallest
 > component (a quantum) of a light pulse. Quantum information is
 > located in whichever path the photon is sent along—it can, for
 > example, be sent to the right or to the left on a semi-transparent
 > mirror. It can be compared to the use of bits made up of 0s and 1s in
 > the world of conventional computers. But a quantum bit is more than a
 > classical bit, since it is both a 0 and a 1 at the same time and it
 > cannot be read without it being detected, as it is only a single
 > photon. In addition, quantum technology can be used to store far more
 > information than conventional computer technology, so the technology
 > has much greater potential for future information technology.


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Photons open the gateway for quantum networks Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 10:25 -0500
  Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-23 18:16 +0000
    Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 08:34 -0500
      Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-24 18:58 +0000
        Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 15:47 -0700
        Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-28 20:02 -0500
          Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-29 02:01 +0000
            Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:28 -0500
              Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-30 05:12 +0000
                Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 08:34 -0500
                Re: Photons open the gateway for quantum networks jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-30 16:53 +0000
  Photons open the gateway for quantum networks jay moseley <jaymoseley@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-29 00:33 -0700

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