Interesting confusion here (unless I am confused!). The story is about a pseudo-particle made of electrons in a nanostructure, which behave like a Majorana particle. This does not mean that Majorana particles actually exist in nature, any more than superconductivity means that there are fundamental particles which behave like Cooper pairs. At most it shows that the quantum mechanics is self-consistent, but presumably that was already known.
PS I assume it is the BBC journalist who is confused, not the researchers.
PS I assume it is the BBC journalist who is confused, not the researchers.
Not the least of errors is that a quantum computer in not theoretical, but calculations have been demonstrated. It is now an engineering problem.
I mean the journalist appears to be confusing a compound pseudo-particle (made of electrons interacting with a nanostructure), with a real elementary particle (which might not exist - we don't know).
I prefer the creamy white edible version of quark. I'm lucky enough to have access to a local farm that makes traditional German style creamy quark from raw milk which is more like creme fraiche.
The news post today was a paper separating time from space. In this version, time is a separate domain, not a forth dimension. What we measure as the distance between particles is actually relevant to another domain. The claim is it does not conflict with special relativity and solves a bunch of other issues. Way the heck above my head so please don't quiz or challenge me on it!
NEW EVIDENCE HELD TO UPSET EINSTEIN - Formula Based on Overlooked Optics Law Offered Here by Prof. Cartmel. EXISTENCE OF ETHER SEEN Difference in Speed of Light Observed From Earth Urged as Relativity Challenge. NEW EVIDENCE HELD TO UPSET EINSTEIN -
http://www.orgonelab.org/EtherDrift/MillerNYT1936.pdf
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1102.5002.pdf
http://www.orgonelab.org/EtherDrift/MillerNYT1936.pdf
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1102.5002.pdf
1936!!! Dude, that newspaper article's even older than SY. How do you even find this stuff? 😱
p.s. Sheesh - They're charging $3.95 for one article. How much do you have to pay for a whole newspaper in America?
edit: Oh wait, I see I can "subscribe" and get 100 articles for 99c....
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