Somewhere in the quantum realm, a teeny, tiny rave is afoot.
There have been previous efforts to levitate nanodiamonds, but actually getting it to work requires incredibly exact conditions.
The diamonds contained tiny structures that could host the electron spin qubits.
Somewhere in this picture is a very small diamond.© Charles Jischke/Purdue University
That light, in turn, allowed the researchers to determine the electrons spin states.
Another laser was used to monitor the nanodiamonds rotation.
As it rotated, the nanodiamond would scatter the lasers infrared light, much like a disco ball.
Unfortunately, there was no word on whether the team was also able to invent teeny tiny glow sticks.
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