DOE Science Showcase - Quantum Computer Hardware

Building the Quantum Computer

In the amazing world of quantum physics, DOE researchers and their partners are designing hardware for quantum computers that function by storing and using data on atoms and the subatomic particles inside of them. Major advances in this hardware development could ultimately accelerate the design of practical, full-scale quantum computers. Learn more about this hardware development in From “1 or 0” to “1 or 0 and Both”—Toward Real Quantum Computers, by Dr. William Watson, Physicist, OSTI staff.

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Quantum Computer Hardware Research Results in DOE Databases

• Energy Citations Database
• Science.gov
• WorldWideScience.gov
  

More information

• DOE Office of Science
• Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
• Timeline of quantum computing, Wikipedia
• Paul Benioff, Argonne National Laboratory is credited with first applying quantum theory to computers. View related research documents in the DOE Information Bridge.
• Opening the gate to robust quantum computing, Ames Laboratory Insider
• Drs. Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland win 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems, DOE News
• Nano Beams and Quantum Computing Infrastructure-Precision beam control for near-future chips and far-future computers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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