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NASA Backs Quantum Computing Claim

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-they-did-not-shoot-the-deputy dept.

narramissic writes "Canadian startup D-Wave's demonstration via Web link of a prototype quantum computer in mid-February was met with skepticism in the academic community, but NASA has confirmed that it did, in fact, build a special chip used in the disputed demonstration. According to an article on ITworld, D-Wave designed the quantum chip and then contracted with NASA to build it."

7 of 138 comments (clear)

  1. Re:contracted NASA?? by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    How else is NASA supposed to afford diapers?!

  2. Re:Existence does not imply functionality. by Bobzibub · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it would simultaniously crash into Mars and not.

    Go Team Canada!

  3. to all the doubters... the chip works! by N3wsByt3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm a tenured professor in quantumcomputing and I can assure you the chip works! This is based on a paper I often require for my students, and I would hang my own Ph.D. on it's credibility.

    O, wait...

    This was meant to be posted here: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/09/145221 9

    Sorry, my mistake!

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  4. Re:Does that NASA built a chip mean anything? by MayonakaHa · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the first rule of quantum computing is you may or may not be talking about quantum computing.

  5. Re:Does that NASA built a chip mean anything? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank you. Maybe.

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  6. Scientists Develop First Irish Computer by mrbluze · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, you see me boy, they did and they didn't. Or, t'was and 'twasn't, or, to be sure, to be sure, they might've but they mightn't've.

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  7. its about time! by stim216 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally! A computer that can run vista!