Monday, July 20, 2015

What Can We Expect From Quantum Computing?

D-Wave quantum computer

David Hayward simultaneously tries and fails to understand quantum processing at the same time

It’s an amazing thing that in our lifetimes, we will have witnessed the birth of the home computer, its evolution to more powerful and more amazing handheld devices, through to the inevitable invention of the first personal, desktop quantum computer. At least that’s what we think may happen.

The quantum desktop computer is still quite a way off. There are examples of quantum processors being used for small experiments, usually in universities around the world. Some companies are also using the first generation of quantum computers for big number experiments and to see just what advantages a quantum computer has over a more traditional super computer.
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