Quantum Computer may Debut Next Week

Posted by Anita in Science & Tech on February 9, 2007 at 12:21 am


Quantum Computer Tunnel

Techworld is reporting that D-Wave, a heavily funded Canadian company, plans to debut a “quantum computer” next week. This computing device “can carry out 64,000 calculations simultaneously (in parallel ‘universes’), thanks to a new technique which rethinks the already-uncanny world of quantum computing.”

Parallel Universes? Sounds like Star Trek to me, but judge for yourself at D-Wave’s website – if nothing else they have some neat pictures. link


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4 comments to "Quantum Computer may Debut Next Week"

  1. Anita
    February 9th, 2007 at 12:26 am

    This was actually sent to me from one of the contributors on my site ... along with the following nerdy joke:

    Today I bought a quantum car that gets 400 miles per gallon, causes no pollution, can tell me the weather accurately for the next 3 years, and weighs only 100 kilos.

    Unfortunately, the car only operates when there's nobody watching.

    Get it?

  2. Hamlet Hamster
    February 9th, 2007 at 8:04 am

    With a Quantum Computer you can crack any SSL coding in seconds.

  3. Hamlet Hamster
    February 9th, 2007 at 9:47 am

    Well, I should have read the linked article first. It was this "I know something" reflex. Sorry. Nevertheless, I can recommend a book by Simon Singh:

    http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Code_Book.html

    It is pretty smart written.

    Kind regards
    Hamster

  4. Grommet
    February 12th, 2007 at 8:30 pm

    Strikes me as a complete load of BS.


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