Topic
quantum computing
140 published works
The Right Coast
D-Wave: Google and NASA’s Quantum Computer Finally Works
"The D-Wave took about a hundredth of a second" to solve the problem, says Neven, with a classical computer the same problem would take about 100 days.via www.popularmechanics.com
The Right Coast
The US government wants IBM to build quantum computers for it – Quartz
IBM has been working on quantum computers for decades, and now it has the support of the US intelligence agencies. On Nov. 8, IBM announced that IARPA, the intelligence community…
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Crucial hurdle overcome in quantum computing
"We've demonstrated a two-qubit logic gate - the central building block of a quantum computer - and, significantly, done it in silicon. Because we use essentially the same device technology…
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Weird magic ingredient for quantum computing discovered
"Before these results, we didn't necessarily know what resources were needed for a physical device to achieve the advantage of quantum information. Now we know one," said Mark Howard, a…
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Scientists achieve reliable quantum teleportation for first time – CNET
Now, scientists have successfully hijacked that quantum weirdness -- doing so reliably for the first time -- to produce what many sci-fi fans have long dreamt up: teleportation. No, not…
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NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption – The Washington Post
In room-size metal boxes secure against electromagnetic leaks, the National Security Agency is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking,…
Capital Thinking
FCC Nominations; FCC Consolidated Reporting Act
Legislative Activity FCC Nominations The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is expected to hold a confirmation hearing on Republican Michael O’Reilly’s nomination to serve as a Commissioner of…
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Lockheed Martin Harnesses Quantum Technology – NYTimes.com
But a powerful new type of computer that is about to be commercially deployed by a major American military contractor is taking computing into the strange, subatomic realm of quantum…
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Quantum computing: we don’t get it Tom Smith
But the irony is, it might be that the computers we have (or have us) after the Singularity will themselves build quantum computers that will be so advanced that the…
Cam Law
Quantum computers claimed to prove existence of parallel universes
Wired posts an interesting interview with the scientist who invented the notion of quantum computers with the aim of proving the existence of parallel universes. He explains: I think that…