Big Step in Quantum Searching

Penguin_99 writes "Wired.com has an article about a Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs researcher (Lov Grover) who came up with a quantum algorithm that is able to instantly search a massive database (of websites or whatever you might have) and return amazingly precise results even if the input is vague or incomplete. This particular algorithm can be used for other things besides searching for instance solving equations. Apperently this algorithm is only one of a handful of quantum algorithms in existance. The down side is that it requires a quantum computer so you are not likely to see Yahoo! using it anytime soon. Imagine a day when you do not have to wade through pages of usless websites after performing a search. "

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Ahhhh....

[True ChAoS]

But if it gives out quantum results, will it mean we can know the title of a site or the URL of a site but never both at once... ;)

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