Louis DeBroglie does not get the credit he deserves for original thinking in quantum machanics – DeBroglie thesis paper – he won the Nobel Prize in 1929 for very good reasons which you will see if you read his thesis paper. I am looking for the single photon counter used Read more…
Comments This video is not the most entertaining as the speaker has a thick Germanic accent. However the topic of generating a single photon is important for being able to do experimental quantum physics. Summary In recent years there has been increasing interest in systems capable to generate photon fields Read more…
A reasonable strategy for learning QED would be to try to recreate Richard Feynman's path of discovery that lead him to his thesis paper. If you are an electrical or computer engineer you should probably set about the task of learning the subject for sooner or later quantum computing and Read more…
Backup copy: Putting quantum weirdness to work: Quantum Information Science Quantum physics, information theory, and computer science are among the crowning intellectual achievements of the 20th century. Now, a new synthesis of these themes is underway. The emerg- ing field of quantum information science is providing important insights into fundamental Read more…
floating ribbon of carbon nanotube sheet near the end
"Can we create new life out of our digital universe?" Craig Venter asks. His answer is "yes" — and pretty soon. He walks through his latest research and promises that we’ll soon be able to build and boot up a synthetic chromosome. In 2001, Craig Venter made headlines for sequencing Read more…
In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy. Amory Lovins is cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and the instigator of ingenious ideas to transform the energy and automobile industries. Full bio and more links We are Read more…
Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for it on your ballot — or in the stock exchange. It will come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids are going to be … different.
People are suggesting that by not changing conservatives will fail. As per the book “The 48 Laws of Power” the only way you fail is by not being successful in the effort to feed your armies. In this case voters = armies. We need to architect a type of capitalism that Read more…
I am currently researching if D Wave has a public interface where one can submit jobs to one of their quantum computers. I have not found if they have yet but I have found one of the founders blog here: http://dwave.wordpress.com/ Seems to be throwing one machine open to the Read more…