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Web Quantum Computer Simulator

Posted by michael on from the number-crunching dept.

Heraklit writes "As reported on Heise News, the Frauenhofer Institute of Computer Architecture and Software Technology has made available the first online quantum computer simulator - it will be simulating up to 31 quantum bits, for testing new advanced quantum algorithms. Behind the scenes, it is a 32 node Athlon 3200 Myrinet Linux Cluster with 56GByte RAM! Now imagine the computing power of a few hundred qubits, if ever constructed..."

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  1. Re:Good time to fight software patents in europe. by iserlohn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We'll the software patent situation in Europe is looking very bleak right now.

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