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Research Team Makes Quantum Computing Progress

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the zero-one-two dept.

Timogen writes to tell us Wired is reporting that a research team is reporting that they have found a way to "controllably couple qubits" bringing us one step closer to quantum computing. "In classical computer science, bits -- or binary digits -- hold data encoded as ones and zeros. In quantum computing, data is measured in qubits, or quantum bits. As such, a qubit can have three possible states -- one, zero or a "superposition" of one and zero. This unique property theoretically makes quantum computing able to solve large-scale calculations that would dwarf today's supercomputers. But qubits in isolation are not very useful. It's only when they can be connected to one another that large-scale processing becomes possible."

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  1. You know what else was measured in qubits? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Ark. That's right: Noah's Ark.

  2. Re:Was this a quantum leap? by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Funny

    It was a bit of a leap.

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  3. Right what we needed by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    The tri-state computer: Yes, no and "maybe".

    Then again, every time I use Windows, I already have the hunch that this "maybe" has already been implemented. If only in software so far.

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    1. Re:Right what we needed by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think it's more like Yes, No, Neither

      I think it's more like Cancel, Allow

      Sorry about the horse...

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  4. Made Progress? by MarkLewis · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are two possible end states: the researchers made progress or not.

    But until you actually make an observation by clicking on the link and reading the article, the outcome will still be indeterminate.

    1. Re:Made Progress? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The link must be broken. All I saw was a photo of a dead cat.

    2. Re:Made Progress? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 4, Funny

      The link must be broken. All I saw was a photo of a dead cat.


      Hmmm..that's funny. The cat looked alive to me.
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    3. Re:Made Progress? by ookabooka · · Score: 3, Funny

      The link must be broken. All I saw was a photo of a dead cat.

      Well thanks a lot. Due to the nature in which you observed the link now everyone is going to see a dead cat. If only you clicked that link or looked at your monitor slightly differently that cat would be alive. You killed that cat. Next time think before you observe.

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  5. Listen up everybody! by Doctor+Memory · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot's got an article that says "Timogen writes to tell us Wired is reporting that a research team is reporting that"...

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  6. Re:I wonder by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they turned into an Asian woman in California during the 1940s...
    "Oh boy."
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  7. Re:Checklist needed by jddj · · Score: 3, Funny
    Why don't we have a checklist available so that we can cross something out on the checklist every time progress is made.
    • Features Quantum Entanglement - Yes and No.
    • Scalable? - Yes and No.
    • Low Power? - Yes and No.
    • Will it run Linux? - Yes and No.
    • Beowulf Cluster? - Yes and No.
    • DRM-Free? - Yes and No.

    ...I could go on all day...

  8. Re:Made Progress? Cat? by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 3, Funny

    The link must be broken. All I saw was a photo of a dead cat.

    Hmmm..that's funny. The cat looked alive to me.
    Parent and GP must realize the truth: there is no cat.
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