subatomic particles
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A quantum computer uses qubits—shorthand for quantum bits—to harness the behavior of subatomic particles, which can exist in multiple states at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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
Under two gargantuan domes of thick concrete and steel that rise along California’s rugged Central Coast, subatomic particles slam into uranium, triggering one of the most energetic reactions on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024
In 2012, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to pass the heliopause frontier, where the fierce solar wind of subatomic particles yields to the force of other suns.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
Reynie went on to the third question, which had to do with subatomic particles called fermions and an Indian physicist named Satyendranath Bose.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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