{"id":6,"date":"2025-05-29T13:56:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astronaut3.com\/blog\/?p=6"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:19:07","slug":"nist-cat-states-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a3mg.com\/blog\/nist-cat-states-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"NIST Quantum Computing Animations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3mg.com\/blog\/images\/NIST_cat_states.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the NIST quantum &quot;cat&quot; state animation\" style=\"width:674px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A3MG was hired by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create a series of short animations to visualize aspects of quantum computing, including entangled ions in simultaneous &#8220;cat&#8221; states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NIST researchers have succeeded in coaxing six ions into an unusual quantum &#8220;cat&#8221; state in which their nuclei are collectively spinning clockwise and counterclockwise at the same time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles and videos featuring these animations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB113650683910039135.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Magical Behavior Of Subatomic Particles Moves Into Real World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/physics\/introduction-new-quantum-revolution\/strange-world-quantum-physics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Strange World of Quantum Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NIST Unscripted: Dave Wineland\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSqoMIzQJjo?start=251&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NIST Unscripted: Dave Wineland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NIST Unscripted - Ray Simmonds\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jheoLqD4Dlg?start=39&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NIST Unscripted: Ray Simmonds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A3MG has worked with NIST on other projects including two interactive kiosks installed in NIST&#8217;s lobby in Gaithersburg, Maryland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A3MG was hired by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create a series of short animations to visualize aspects of quantum computing, including entangled ions in simultaneous &#8220;cat&#8221; states. 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