Dossier
photons
Coverage of photons in the Nexus archive.
- PsiQuantum gets DARPA backing
PsiQuantum has received a $125 million investment from DARPA as part of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, which assesses quantum computing startups. The company, using photons as qubits, is among only two firms, including Microsoft, to reach the final stage of the initiative. DARPA scientists are now collaborating closely with PsiQuantum to evaluate its technology.
- Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them
Photons cannot be divided into smaller particles, but attempting to cut them results in multiplication instead of shortening.