ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,903, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA (Ottawa).

"Rydberg exciton quantum simulator" was invented by Khabat Heshami (Ottawa) and Jacob Taylor (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quantum simulation method for solving a computational problem using a solid-state quantum system, the method comprising the steps of: passing a laser through a material; in the material, evolving at least some of a plurality of atoms in a first state into at least some of a plurality of atoms in a second state upon receiving energy from the laser to form at least one exciton; selecting at least one exciton site on the...