This has been achieved with optical traps that use a highly focused laser beam to grab and move small objects. This is the first time an atom has been thrown from one trap and caught in another.
Researchers reported that they hurled cooled rubidium atoms 4.2 micrometers away at speeds of up to 65 centimeters per second. This technology can be used to create quantum computers that use quantum physics to solve problems too complex for classical computers.
In experiments, scientists successfully created free-flying atoms about 94 percent of the time. They are now trying to improve the methodology to approach 100 percent success.
Source: Ferra
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