IBM Touts Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @01:46AM from the or-they-don't-it's-indeterminate dept.

Lucas123 writes "IBM today claimed to have been able to reduce error rates and retain the integrity of quantum mechanical properties in quantum bits or qubits long enough to perform a gate operation, opening the door to new microfabrication techniques that allow engineers to begin designing a quantum computer. While still a long ways off, the creation of a quantum computer would mean data processing power would be exponentially increased over what is possible with today's silicon-based computing."

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Re:So by Agent+Z5q · 2012-02-28 02:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

I have become increasingly disappointed with Slashdot’s lack of good content. This particular story about quantum computing is actually a pretty good one, but they're becoming fewer and farther between. So, I’ve reached the point where I’m going to delete my Slashdot bookmark. Any suggestions for a good replacement tech news website?