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Shinsei Ryu: Error-free quantum calculations

Resolving the confusing border between the quantum and everyday

Shinsei Ryu headshot

QUANTUM CLARITY  Physicist Shinsei Ryu searches for order within the confusing and complicated quantum world. The material properties he explores could one day form the foundation for quantum computers.

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

By Thomas Sumner

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