...and quantum too

摘要

When quantum theory was born, applications such as quantum computers and super-accurate atomic clocks would have seemed virtual impossibilities. This year's Nobel prize in physics rewards the pioneers who made today's quantum technology possible. Serge Haroche at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, France, and David Wineland at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado, Boulder, both invented ways to measure and control tiny quantum particles without destroying their fragile quantum states.