![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106225832im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Yale Scientists Make Two Giant Steps in Advancement of Quantum Computing
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September 26, 2007
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Two major steps toward putting quantum computers into real practice--sending a photon signal on demand from a qubit onto wires and transmitting the signal to a second, distant qubit--have been brought about by a team of scientists at Yale University. The accomplishments are reported in sequential issues of the journal Nature on September 20 and September 27.
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