Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered that neutrons can "stick" to quantum dots. This paves the way for the creation of new types of quantum devices for information storage and processing.
Quantum dots are tiny crystals made up of tens of thousands of atoms. The ability of a neutron to stick to such a point amazes scientists, because neutrons are traditionally not affected by the electromagnetic force.
Professors Ju Li and Paola Cappellaro, who conducted the research, believe that this discovery could contribute to the development of new tools for studying the fundamental properties of materials and the creation of completely new devices for quantum information processing.
The discovery also has the potential to create "neutron quantum dots" or "neutron molecules," which could become a new tool for studying the inner workings of materials and open new horizons in quantum information processing.
It will be recalled that researchers from Microsoft and Quantinuum have made significant progress in reducing errors during quantum computing, reducing their number by 800 times. This breakthrough paves the way for practical applications of quantum computers, making them much more reliable and efficient.
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