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IBM claims huge strides in quantum computing
CNET ^ | February 27, 2012 9:00 PM PS | Daniel Terdiman

Posted on 03/08/2012 7:01:25 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

With its latest research, Big Blue says it's reached device performance close to the minimum requirements for implementing a "practical quantum computer." But many hurdles remain.

Seen here is a silicon chip housing three superconducting quantum bits, or qubits. IBM believes qubits are the key to its quantum computing efforts. (Credit: IBM Research)

Scientists at IBM say they have made a quantum computing breakthrough that demonstrates that a full-scale quantum computer is not only possible but is within reasonable reach.

In an announcement being made today at the American Physical Society in Boston, Matthias Steffen, manager of IBM's experimental quantum computing group, will unveil the research that has led his team to conclude they are the brink of developing scalable technology that could far outstrip what even the strongest supercomputers can do today.

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KEYWORDS: hitech; johnhorgan; scientificamerican; stringtheory
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To: mylife

One of the classes I teach is Computer Organization. The Freshman have trouble enough understanding that. Can’t imagine them grasping Quantum concepts—or even most Professors for that matter.


21 posted on 03/08/2012 8:19:43 PM PST by rbg81 (Only taxpayers should be allowed to vote)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Perhaps some form of usable technology in real terms will evolve from this basic research. I don’t follow these things any more. And surely have no background on these forms of transistor development. So I will keep it at a ... good wishes to IBM in their research efforts in this area.


22 posted on 03/08/2012 8:24:00 PM PST by Marine_Uncle
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To: The Cajun
One of the problems with the current Ipad3 is that it is only as good as its data input, and it has lousy input senses

Its pretty spiffy, but it will NEVER think on its own. Its great at telling you where some geek thinks there is good pizza joint, but I know better pizza joints where folks don't sit around looking at their iphones. In fact the Ipad3 is pretty useless for serious data manipulation because the interface is so rigid.

Half the world walks around now staring at their hand.

23 posted on 03/08/2012 8:26:07 PM PST by mylife
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Indeed!


24 posted on 03/08/2012 8:26:45 PM PST by mylife
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To: mylife

Throw enough computing power behind a complex learning OS (which quantum computers could prove to be) and you may come up a silicone based system that mimics organic systems (us) so perfectly that you can’t distinguish between them.........Just guessing.


25 posted on 03/08/2012 8:27:55 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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To: rbg81

They have difficulty ordering pizza.


26 posted on 03/08/2012 8:28:11 PM PST by mylife
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To: The Cajun

I don’t see it happening

Weve done great things with silicon and software.
Software is logic, and its impossible for it to emulate the human mind imho.

Oh, you can make it replicate portions of popular thought, but it even does that poorly.

The code is only as good as the programmer.
I have never seen a program that learns from it self and external input well.

The world hated that talking paper clip from microshaft!


27 posted on 03/08/2012 8:35:02 PM PST by mylife
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...

I want Heisenberg Compensators, and I want them now. ;’) Thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach.


28 posted on 03/08/2012 8:38:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this FReepathon!)
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To: The Cajun
Throw enough computing power behind a complex learning OS (which quantum computers could prove to be) and you may come up a silicone based system that mimics organic systems (us) so perfectly that you can’t distinguish between them.........Just guessing.

Except that when you say "This operating system blows" you're not calling it a slut. (Can I say that?)

Cheers!

29 posted on 03/08/2012 8:46:05 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: mylife
The code is only as good as the programmer.

I wasn't necessarily thinking of a human writing the code.

I have never seen a program that learns from it self and external input well.

Not yet, but a quantum leap in computing power and speed should help that along.(A self adjusting loop program that adjusted itself thousands of times a second to constantly varying inputs to optimize the measurements it was taking on a varying exponential decay curve.
That was 25 years ago. Things done got a lot faster now and will continue to get better.)

The world hated that talking paper clip from microshaft!

As stupid as I see people acting lately, *Clippie* may make a comeback.

30 posted on 03/08/2012 9:01:35 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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To: grey_whiskers
you're not calling it a slut.

LOL, you had a long way to go there, but you got it over the plate :^)

31 posted on 03/08/2012 9:04:48 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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To: The Cajun
As stupid as I see people acting lately, *Clippie* may make a comeback.

Well that's kind of my wider point.

I hope we never do have a system that takes in all of the input equally.

We'll end up with cyber dumbocrats in the congress executive and judiciary.

32 posted on 03/08/2012 9:07:55 PM PST by mylife
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To: battlecry
What’s a qubit?

He's on first!

33 posted on 03/08/2012 9:10:04 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: The Cajun

34 posted on 03/08/2012 9:12:38 PM PST by mylife
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To: mylife

Think that example would be great in a Dilbert cartoon!


35 posted on 03/08/2012 9:19:18 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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To: The Cajun
It's funny because its true!


36 posted on 03/08/2012 9:22:40 PM PST by mylife
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To: rbg81

CA these kids understand pentode tubes?
Can they understand how radio changed the world?


37 posted on 03/08/2012 9:26:03 PM PST by mylife
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To: mylife
Haven't seen *Catbert*, the evil HR director, lately.
Probably got a job in the OBummer administration.
38 posted on 03/08/2012 9:29:59 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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To: All

My bottom line is that you can’t replace us and if they did do it with a computer, they would put a bounty on us.

I would personally track down clippy and end it.

I’s like to see an animated paperclip do that.


39 posted on 03/08/2012 9:31:36 PM PST by mylife
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To: The Cajun

How does one program that dynamic into a bit of silicon and some code?

Dogbert rules.


40 posted on 03/08/2012 9:33:19 PM PST by mylife
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