科学60秒:高科技快递派送小电子
An electron’s quantum state carries information, making it important for a viable ____2____computer. As the particle staggers down a wire, however, its state loses coherence—the electron “forgets” the information it carried.
To make it travel more efficiently, researchers ____3____ a short burst of sound at an electron trapped in an energy well. The sound wave “lifted” the electron, speeding it directly towards an empty well. Once it reached its destination, a sound burst from the opposite direction sent the electron back to its original location.
This discovery is a step toward quantum computing, which requires the controlled transfer of single electrons. But it could also have another ____4____ : electron ping-pong. Researchers have bounced an electron back and forth up to 60 times. Nice nano-rally.
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