<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Spike wrote:</p><p class="MsoNormal">"COOL!"<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">"Thanks John, I wanted something for which I can express some optimism after pooping on Boeing and fusion power."</p></div><div><br></div>I'm so glad that I found something to ignite your Extropian enthusiasm!  :  )</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 10:23 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_5145890607017239431WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">COOL!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks John, I wanted something for which I can express some optimism after pooping on Boeing and fusion power.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">spike<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Grigg via extropy-chat<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 15, 2021 12:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> ExI chat list <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> John Grigg <<a href="mailto:possiblepaths2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">possiblepaths2050@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [ExI] Scientists Create Quantum System That Stays Operational 10, 000 Longer<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border:1pt solid rgb(236,236,236);padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">"Quantum computers only are useful to us when we know how the states of electrons relate to each other.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">But getting to a state where this relationship is known — “quantum coherence” — is extremely difficult and costly. That may soon change thanks to a new discovery.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">A team of scientists at the University of Chicago have figured out a way to keep a quantum computer system “coherent” (or: operational) 10,000 times longer than before, according to a <a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/12/science.abc5186" target="_blank"><span style="border:1pt solid rgb(236,236,236);padding:0in">new study</span></a> published in the journal <em><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;border:1pt solid rgb(236,236,236);padding:0in">Science</span></em> on Thursday.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">The scientists claim their solution could be applied to any other kind of quantum system and could end up revolutionizing the field."<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><a href="https://futurism.com/quantum-computer-system-operational" target="_blank">https://futurism.com/quantum-computer-system-operational</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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