magine a world where encrypted, secret files are suddenly cracked open – something known as “the quantum apocalypse”. Put very simply, quantum computers work completely differently from the computers developed over the past century. In theory, they could eventually become many, many times faster than today’s machines. That means that faced with an incredibly complex… Read more »
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Google claims ‘quantum supremacy’ for computer
Google says an advanced computer has achieved “quantum supremacy” for the first time, surpassing the performance of conventional devices. The technology giant’s Sycamore quantum processor was able to perform a specific task in 200 seconds that would take the world’s best supercomputer 10,000 years to complete. Source: BBC Technology News Date: October 25th, 2019 Link:… Read more »
The race to make the world’s most powerful computer ever
Quantum computers have long been touted as incredibly powerful machines that will be able to solve hugely complex computational problems much faster than any computer we have available today. But no-one can agree on the best way to make them. Who will win the race? Superfast quantum computers could speed up the discovery of new… Read more »
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