Rubidium

The strange dance of ion and atom

A cold, strange and short molecule created in an experiment at the Weizmann Institute of Science following a collision between particles may shed light on chemical reactions at extremely low temperatures
Researchers at Georgia Tech are preparing rubidium for the Rydberg state - to release photons for quantum computing. Photo: Georgia Tech University

Efficient production of discrete photons for quantum computing

A quantum computer. Illustration: IBM

A single atom capable of storing quantum information