Majorana Zero Modes
WHAT EVEN IS MAJORANA Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are quasiparticles — not quite particles in the traditional sense — predicted by Italian physicist Ettore Majorana in the 1930s. They’re their own antiparticles, which sounds wild but makes them perfect for quantum computing. In the right conditions, usually at ultra-low temperatures inside certain types of superconducting materials, you can get these Majorana zero modes to appear at the ends of nanowires. They don’t “exist” in the normal Read more…