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An international team of scientists recently performed the ultimate miniaturization of computer memory: storing information at the nucleus of an atom. The breakthrough is a key step in bringing to life quantum computers, devices based on the theory of quantum mechanics.In the quantum world, objects such as atoms can exist simultaneously in multiple states--that is, they could literally be in two places at once, or possess a number of other seemingly mutually ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112538&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.
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