Ions trapped by electromagnetic field manipulation could solve quantum tech's miniaturization problem, utilizing high-resolution 3D printing

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-3d-micro-ion-quantum-tech.html

"individual trapped ions as qubits... electrodes arranged around ion doesn't miniaturize well/ weak field since too far away, overcome, fabricated on sapphire substrates using 2-photon laser polymerization for large arrays of miniaturized 3D ion traps with complex geometries without sacrificing scalability/ precision... then metal-coated with either gold or aluminum... confined calcium ions with between 2 and 24 MHz radial trap frequencies, 4X higher than those typically seen... 2-qubit gate with high 0.978 ± 0.012 Bell-state fidelity"