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Ancient Namibian Gemstone Holds Key to Future Quantum Computers
A chunk of cuprous oxide, the mined crystal from Namibia used for making Rydberg polaritons.
Credit: University of St Andrews
A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries, according to new research led by Scotland's University of St Andrews.
The research, conducted in collaboration with scientists at Harvard University in the U.S., Macquarie University in Australia, and Aarhus University in Denmark and published in Nature Materials, used a naturally mined cuprous oxide (Cu2O) gemstone from Namibia to produce Rydberg polaritons, the largest hybrid particles of light and matter ever created.
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