'Laser Tweezers' Used to Sort Atoms

luckyguesser writes to tell us that Physicists at the University of Bonn are claiming to have knocked down one more quantum computing hurdle. Utilizing what they term "laser tweezers" they were able to sort and align seven atoms while capturing it on film. The plan is to construct a quantum gate using atoms imprinted with data.

Finally...

[MickDownUnder]

Something to get at even the most stubborn nasal hairs.

Cheesy movie of the 80s

[jellomizer]

Young Einstin.

Now Where is that chissel? ...BOOM...

Then Yahoo Serious (as Einstine) Runs out with Beer with bubbles in his beer, chared from the Nuclear explosion.

Which makes me wonder Could mass production of Nano Tools could lead to acedental Nuclear Explosions?

Tiny

[Umbral Blot]

That may very well be the world's smallest achievement.

Hoo Boy...

[blcamp]

Being able to sort and manipulate things down to the atomic level?

This is going to make already messy divorce proceedings... even messier.

Re:Finally...

[Anonymous Coward]

Pluck 'em like a real man with a set of chopsticks. Once you've mastered that technique, you can finally reach the forest between your ass cheeks.

Good work

[Too many errors, bai]

Now if they could only make a version of them with pieces of zircon encrusted in them, I know a few people who might be interested in these tweezers.

Don't tell anyone with OCD

[MECC]

Before anyone gets all righteous on me and mods me to death, I'm borderline OCD.

The search is on

[palindromic]

for G.W's brain cells

How does this help the grad student's resume?

[karlandtanya]

I mean, really--is Previous position: "Maxwell's Daemon" going to impress the HR department?

Re:I Thought it Said...

[palindromic]

I thought it said "Laser Tweezers KILL YOUR FAMILY, KILL YOUR FAMILY." I couldn't figure out whAT HTEH ELL IS GOING ON. BRLUARSHHRAS>

OB OCD

[surfcow]

Well, that aughta keep the obcessive comnpulsives busy for a while.

"Did anyone see my isotope of Boron?"

Re:The search is on

[digitaldc]

Sorry, we could have replaced most of them with functioning ones, but alas, he already vetoed the one Stem Cell bill that could have cured him!

In related news

[Salsaman]

The researchers also announced that the first full program for their quantum computers would be entitled "Duke Nukem Forever".

"The game will be amazing", stated the researchers, "with state of the art graphics and the ability to play in multiple universes simultaneously."

The first beta release was expected some 25 years from now.
 

Re:Finally...

[doti]

Where's my "+1, Disgusting" moderatation when I most need it?

Re:Niiiiiiiice

[Anonymous Coward]

128 bits (or even a bit less than that)

A very roundabout way of saying 127 bits.

Re:Back to the future

[exp(pi*sqrt(163))]

The SciFi channel is the History channel. It just got beamed back in time a few hundred years.