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First Electronic Quantum Processor Created
ScienceDaily is reporting that the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor has been created by a team led by Yale University researchers. "Working with a group of theoretical physicists led by Steven Girvin, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics & Applied Physics, the team manufactured two artificial atoms, or qubits ('quantum bits'). While each qubit is actually made up of a billion aluminum atoms, it acts like a single atom that can occupy two different energy states. These states are akin to the '1' and '0' or 'on' and 'off' states of regular bits employed by conventional computers. Because of the counterintuitive laws of quantum mechanics, however, scientists can effectively place qubits in a 'superposition' of multiple states at the same time, allowing for greater information storage and processing power."
The possible applications for this technology are an exciting prospect. Handheld supercomputers, true real-time physics simulations for research and gaming, maybe even time travelling phone booths...
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Honey, I got you these two solid-state qubits that hold their quantum states for a microsecond and can be used to perform rudimentary algorithms.
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So in theory, one of the greatest scientific inquiries can now be solved by a quantum computer.
Which came first? The chicken or the egg.
The answer, of course, is 'Yes'.
'Sensible' is a curse word.
Soon a PC with a Quantum Processor, Holographic Memory and optical storage.
Running Duke Nukem Forever on a three dimensional console inside your flying car as it pilots itself to your workplace ...
My work here is dung.
With probability 1/2
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Seriously, I wonder if this comes to pass and we continue on the binary process forever. (IIRC, some mainframes back in the '40s and '50s used decimal processing, which was too slow then, so all switched eventually to binary.)
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The answer, of course, is 'Yes'.
And "No".
The first chicken was named Schrodinger.
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Why can't people use a real name in Slashdot or Reddit?
I'm sorry you feel that way, Mr. Sybert42.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Einstein
Feed 42 to it and let us know how it goes!
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Fish.
Ah, so then you agree that it wasn't a chicken egg? ie Chicken came first (from non-chicken egg), then laid chicken egg.
Neither: It was the Rooster who came first (it happens to every guy once in a while).
Authority questions you. Return the favor.
Riiiiight. What's a qubit?
640K qubits ought to be enough for anybody
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This idea was invented by Shampoo.
coding is life
Actually, that is true.
Riiiiight. What's a qubit?
If I tell you, I'll lose my superposition high and collapse.
coding is life
The shame of the big city, everyday people losing access to nature unless they happen to be in school or have a job where they can afford to drive to Atlantic City and see it first-hand.
Grover's algorithm
on a quantum computer, Grover can go over, under, around, and through all at the same time?
Media that can be recorded and distributed can be recorded and distributed.
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