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Quantum Computer Works Better Shut Off

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oh-my-head dept.

waimate writes "A New Scientist article relates how its possible to get answers from a quantum computer even when your program isn't running." From the article: "With the right set-up, the theory suggested, the computer would sometimes get an answer out of the computer even though the program did not run. And now researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have improved on the original design and built a non-running quantum computer that really works."

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  1. Re:Gee whiz by gwar11d2 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow, non-running. I wonder if it will run windows Vista. How is Microsoft going to track which hardware its attached too with the power off? --disclaimer, this is my first attempt at a funny post, all others have failed.