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1 Molecule Computes Thousands of Times Faster Than a PC

Posted by timothy on from the but-only-for-certain-tasks dept.

alexhiggins732 writes with this tantalizing PopSci snippet: "A demo of a quantum calculation carried out by Japanese researchers has yielded some pretty mind-blowing results: a single molecule can perform a complex calculation thousands of times faster than a conventional computer. A proof-of-principle test run of a discrete Fourier transform — a common calculation using spectral analysis and data compression, among other things — performed with a single iodine molecule transpired very well, putting all the molecules in your PC to shame."

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  1. Re:Quantum computers aren't X times faster. by Artifakt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Governor Schwartzenegger, is that you?

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    Who is John Cabal?
  2. Re:Thats cheating by aliquis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When they need to figure out what it feels like being a 30 year old virgin - Just ask!