📌 TOPINDIATOURS Update ai: Large-scale ion-trap quantum computing systems inch clo

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough towards building scalable quantum computers. The team used cryoelectronics to control ion traps, a key step toward realizing scalable quantum computers.

“This remarkable research integrates state-of-the-art capabilities in quantum technologies to deliver an exciting new direction for scalable ion trap quantum computing using cryoelectronic control chips,” said Travis Humble, director of the Quantum Science Center.

Researchers trapped, manipulated ions using in-vacuum cryoelectronics

Researchers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory have successfully trapped and manipulated ions using in-vacuum cryoelectronics, allowing for reduced thermal noise and improved sensitivity.

The team claimed that this proof-of-principle experiment marks an important advancement toward building large-scale ion-trap quantum computing systems.

The research team also highlighted that the co-integration of ion traps and deep cryogenic control circuits project was made possible through collaboration between two DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers — the Quantum Science Center, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Quantum Systems Accelerator, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This particular effort within the Quantum Systems Accelerator was led by Sandia National Laboratories in collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Remarkable research

Recognizing the complementary expertise of Fermilab and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, leaders from both centers jointly supported the demonstration.

“This remarkable research integrates state-of-the-art capabilities in quantum technologies to deliver an exciting new direction for scalable ion trap quantum computing using cryoelectronic control chips,” said Travis Humble, director of the Quantum Science Center.

At the heart of the effort were Fermilab-developed cryoelectronics — specialized circuits designed to operate at the extreme cold temperatures required for quantum computers. These cryoelectronics were integrated into MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s ion-trap platform to test whether they could reliably perform key functions: moving individual ions, holding them at set positions and measuring the effects of electronic noise, according to a press release.

Ultra-low-power cryoelectronics

By placing ultra-low-power cryoelectronics near the ion traps, the Fermilab–MIT Lincoln Laboratory team realized a promising path forward. Their redesigned system replaced some of the room-temperature controls with a chip mounted inside the cryogenic environment. The researchers successfully demonstrated this hybrid approach could move and control ions, according to researchers.

“In addition to demonstrating feasibility, we learned a lot,” said Farah Fahim, head of Fermilab’s Microelectronics Division.

“By showing that low-power cryoelectronics can work inside ion-trap systems, we may be able to accelerate the timeline for scaling quantum computers, bringing closer into reach what seemed decades away. This approach could ultimately support systems with tens of thousands of electrodes or more.”

The research team revealed that future work will directly connect the electronics with the ion-trap chips, further increasing efficiency and performance and enabling scaling of ion-trap arrays for larger systems.

🔗 Sumber: interestingengineering.com

📌 TOPINDIATOURS Update ai: Startup Generates Caring Letters to Your Friends Using

Think back to the last time you peeled open an envelope to find a handwritten letter. Maybe it was a heartfelt thank-you message for attending someone’s wedding. Perhaps it was a note from a close friend traveling abroad. Whatever the reason, it feels good to get an actual letter in the mail, right?

Now, you may never experience that feeling again without a jolt of paranoid suspicion. Introducing Handwrytten, a young AI company oozing with corporate-twee, peddling in a Rube Goldberg machine of automation that produces handwritten notes with zero emotional or physical effort: a large language model produces the content, and then a proprietary robot inks it out onto stationary with unmatched “speed, quality, and realism.”

“In an age where we are all drowning in electronic communication, handwritten notes really stand out,” the company’s website reads, bragging that its robo-scrawl is “virtually indistinguishable from human writing.”

From what can be gathered on its website, Handwrytten is primarily a business offering bulk, handwritten letters to other businesses. As cynical a ploy as that may be, it makes sense — any single person human enough to appreciate a handwritten letter probably isn’t looking to automate the process.

Still, for those regular Joes who would like to expedite their letter-writing, Handwrytten offers three subscription tiers: silver, which comes with 24 cards a month for $100; gold, which comes with 50 cards a month for $198; and platinum, which comes with 100 cards a month for a whopping $378.

“I always want to send thank you cards, but I typically don’t get around to it,” a user identified as Sean McElhaney is quoted saying in the company’s testimonials. “Until now. Handwrytten makes it so simply to send thank you cards, I have it on autopilot!”

For that extra-personal touch, users can even upload their own handwriting into the forgery nexus, allowing the company’s robots to ape your chicken scratch. “After a one-time fee, your handwriting will be available wherever and however you use Handwrytten,” the AI company declares.

The company’s software even makes remembering birthdays a thing of the past, boasting that you can use its “special birthday automation system to never miss a birthday again!”

While Handwrytten might be the “overall leader in the handwritten notes space,” as it declares, it’s certainly not the only company of its kind. There are at least 10 other major competitors in the running, each with similarly-cloying names like “LettrLabs,” “Postable,” and “Cardly.”

Thanks to these bold innovators, consumers can now enjoy all the authenticity of a handwritten letter with the sheer market efficiency of a bulk email blast. Who doesn’t love progress?

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🔗 Sumber: futurism.com