Magnetism and Quantum Computing: Exploring Unusual Electronic Order.
Researchers have used a D-Wave quantum annealer to design and characterize tailor-made magnetic objects using qubits, opening up a new approach to develop new materials and robust quantum computing. By applying a magnetic field to a finite set of spins, the magnetic landscape of a quasicrystal object can be morphed, offering the prospect of encoding more than one bit of information in a single object. The research demonstrated a new way to pattern magnetic states, showing that a magnetic quasicrystal lattice can host states that go beyond the zero and one bit states of classical information technology.