subatomic
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Most qubits are subatomic particles, like electrons, that are put in “superposition,” or many states at once: a 1, a 0, and all values between the two.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Powerful systems like the System Two operate based on the principles of quantum mechanics, the science behind atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, that leverage the rules of subatomic physics to process information in multiple states simultaneously.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
The scientists suggest that something comparable might occur among subatomic particles.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025
Otto Hahn, the chemist, was breaking apart atoms to understand their constituent subatomic particles.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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