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Molecular Photography

Posted by michael on from the say-cheese dept.

med dev writes "An article at New Scientist discusses the latest in quantum computing - 1000 bits stored in the electron spins of a single polymer molecule. Add in a recent release of the how-to for the complete quantum computer, qubits that work, and it may not be much longer before Google is running on a server the size of a sugar cube."

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  1. This is cool! Straight out of Star Trek by Goalie_Ca · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    In one of the episodes The Sherlock Holmes hologram was stored in a block the size of a sugar cube. This nanotechnology would help make some really cool spy and surveillance technology.

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  2. Why don't you try arguing in the realm of reality? by Prince_Ali · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It would kinda help?

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  3. Imagine a beowulf cluster of former Soviet States! by pseudochaotic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hang on, they tried that, didn't they?

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  4. Mmmmm... Sugar by Linegod · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First we get the sugar
    Then we get the power
    Then we get the women.....

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  5. Re:You are an idiot. by jericho4.0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

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