A solution to one of the key challenges in the development of quantum technologies has been proposed by University of Sussex physicists1. In a paper published today in Nature Communications, Professor Barry Garraway and colleagues show how to make a new type of flexibly designed microscopic2 trap for atoms.Quantum technology devices, such as high-precision sensors3 and specialised superfast computers, often depend on harnessing the delicate interaction of atoms. However, the methods for trapping these tiny particles are hugely problematic because of the atoms tendency to interact with their immediate4 environment.The Sussex team, in collaboration5 with the University of Strathclyde, have now shown that a new technique involving electromagnetic induction6 could be the solution.Professor Garraway says: Our findings are significant because future quantum technologies will depend on confining and manipulating cold atoms. The design of those traps is normally extremely complex and involves stringent7 requirements for scale and smoothness. Our new approach is simple to implement8 using a chip-based technology, which is flexible and very robust9.This is another step towards the development of new quantum technologies that will revolutionise many aspects of our lives. Already, our researchers in Atomic, Molecular10 and Optical Physics are developing devices that could radically11 change how we measure time, navigate12 our world, sense our gravitational field and solve seemingly impossible mathematical problems.
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1 physicists 物理学家 参考例句： For many particle physicists, however, it was a year of frustration. 对于很多粒子物理学家来讲，这是受挫折的一年。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技 Physicists seek rules or patterns to provide a framework. 物理学家寻求使用方法则或图式来构成一个框架。
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