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Under the Hood of Quantum Computing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fun-facts dept.

nanotrends writes "Gordie Rose, the CTO of Dwave Systems, the venture funded company that plans to offer paid use of a superconducting quantum computer starting in 2007, reveals secrets of his quantum computer construction. It is based on nobium superconducting 'circuits of atoms' and is not RSFQ. (Rapid Single Flux quantum)."

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  1. Re:Woo Woo science by Iwanowitch · · Score: 5, Funny
    any approach thus far is good at (a) or (b), but not both.
    Ooh, Heisenberg-approaches!
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  2. The guy is a *tad* optimistic by Ancient_Hacker · · Score: 2, Funny
    Seeing as nobody has been able to make even a 2-bit quantum adder, the guy is a bit optimistic that he will have a supercomputer in a year.

    BTW all circuits on the lowest level are "quantum" circuits, so maybe he's just trying to pass off his Packard-Bell 66MHz PC as a quantum computer?

  3. It's a *quantum* computer by WilliamSChips · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you assess the capabilities of the system, it disappears!

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  4. Re:Advantages? by Hobadee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Advantages? ADVANTAGES!? Dude, think, your framerate for Counter-Strike will RULE!

    -Eric Kincl

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  5. Re:Advantages? by mickwd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or, following the principles of Heisenburger's Uncertain Cat, we can determine if it really is a live quantum computer, but we can't know where it is.

  6. Re:Advantages? by mickwd · · Score: 1, Funny

    I guess that's what I get for trying to tell a joke on a US Web Show without a laughter track in the background.

  7. Quantum computers...eh by InterestingX · · Score: 2, Funny

    When they come up with a quantum torpedo, I'll listen...

  8. Re:Advantages? by Digi421 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or if you would know where it is, you'd never be able to figure out how fast it really is.

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