print email comment close Advanced Quantum Information Science: Unlocking Secrets URL: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/quantum/quantum_info_index.html Description: This site explains the importance of the field of quantum information (QI), which "seeks to control and exploit [some of the smallest articles in nature] for scientific and societal benefits. This remarkable field combines physics, information science, and mathematics in an effort to design nanotechnologies" in computing and encryption. Provides illustrated essays on quantum computing, entanglement, quantum communications, and related concepts. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Quantum Information Program. Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Extra Keywords cryptography teleportation of atomic states LII Database Information: Record 23510 created by Jennifer English on 03/12/2007 Last modification on 03/12/2007 Published: 03/14/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23510