Majorana Particles
Why it matters?
Scientists are exploring Majorana particles as a promising route for stable quantum computing. These particles could make quantum computers more stable by protecting information from errors.
What you should know?
Majorana particles were first proposed by physicist Ettore Majorana in 1937.
They are quasiparticles because they are their own antiparticles.
Unlike electrons or protons, which annihilate with their antimatter counterparts, Majoranas are perfectly symmetric.
Scientists have not found them in nature yet, but similar quasiparticles have been created in special materials.
These appear at the ends of superconducting wires kept at very low temperatures.
Majorana particles can be used to make stable qubits for quantum computers.
Their information is stored in a way that makes them more resistant to noise and errors.
Moving or “braiding” these particles can be used to perform quantum calculations.