Their idea is to connect an electron microscope to a quantum computer.
A quantum computer electron microscope based on the concept is now being constructed at TU Wien.
"This can, for example, create quantum entanglement between the electron and the quantum computer.
At TU Wien's University Service Center for Transmission Electron Microscopy (USTEM), researchers are preparing to integrate an ion-based quantum computer into an electron microscope.
"It is really exciting that, within the quantA Cluster of Excellence, we can combine the expertise in quantum information, quantum computing and electron microscopy available at the different universities in Austria.