Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 15:10 in Physics & Chemistry

Princeton University researchers have built a rice grain-sized laser powered by single electrons tunneling through artificial atoms known as quantum dots. The tiny microwave laser, or "maser," is a demonstration of the fundamental interactions between light and moving electrons.

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