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Probably not smarter than you but I love explaining quantum physics~
Anyway, the simple version of what's going on here is that scientists have discovered a new way to use magnets to tweak the optical properties of a certain kind of semiconductor that becomes more electrically permeable in the presence of light. Not really a gamechanger on its own but they might be able to employ something like this in future quantum circuts and photonic chips.
Photonic computing will be a game changer if it ever happens. Doesn't it eliminate or reduce the heat problem?
Not on its own, this is just a description of a new discovery at the intersection of photonics and spintronics that shows some promise as a new way to transmit and receive quantum information. Potentially useful in both quantum computers and a quantum internet, but now it's on the engineers to design something using it.