Heidelberg physicists develop new approach to building
signal processing components from individual atoms
In a study on the transport of atoms in ultracold gases, a
team of physicists led by Dr. Sandro Wimberger has developed a new approach to
how signals might be transmitted at the atomic level. This could be especially
important for realising logic structures with strictly defined functions on the
basis of individual atoms, which in turn could find application in transistors
or diodes. The research work in the innovative field of atomtronics is being
done at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University. The
researchers are attempting to gain a fundamental understanding of quantum
mechanical effects as compared to conventional electronics.