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First Quantum Computer Tuesday
Techtree News Staff, Feb 11, 2007 1500 hrs ISTBritish Columbia-based D-Wave will demonstrate the world's first quantum computer this Tuesday at a computer museum in Mountain View California.
While it's anybody's guess that a quantum computer would revolutionize the way we look at computing, it comes as bit of a surprise that British Columbia-based D-Wave will demonstrate the world's first quantum computer this Tuesday.
Coming from a company that calls itself the world's only 'commercial' quantum computing company, the 16-qubit (quantum bit) monster of a number-cruncher will carry out 64,000 simultaneous calculations in quantum space/s.
A 'qubit' is the quantum computer equivalent of the conventional computer 'bit'.
D-Wave's prototype sports only 16 qubits. But, the future might well belong to systems with hundreds of qubits that will be able to process more inputs than there are atoms in our universe.
The demonstration, slated to happen Tuesday in a computer museum in Moutain View California, is raising many an eyebrow in the world of Science. One MIT Professor admitted he will remain somewhat of a sceptic till he sees the demonstration. Nevertheless he said he is happy these guys are making it happen.
Meanwhile, D-Wave's mission statement remains to eventually produce commercially available quantum computers that can be used online or shipped to computer rooms, where they would help solve intractable and expensive problems like financial optimization.
Also Read:
Make Way for Quantum Computers!
Coming from a company that calls itself the world's only 'commercial' quantum computing company, the 16-qubit (quantum bit) monster of a number-cruncher will carry out 64,000 simultaneous calculations in quantum space/s.
A 'qubit' is the quantum computer equivalent of the conventional computer 'bit'.
D-Wave's prototype sports only 16 qubits. But, the future might well belong to systems with hundreds of qubits that will be able to process more inputs than there are atoms in our universe.
The demonstration, slated to happen Tuesday in a computer museum in Moutain View California, is raising many an eyebrow in the world of Science. One MIT Professor admitted he will remain somewhat of a sceptic till he sees the demonstration. Nevertheless he said he is happy these guys are making it happen.
Meanwhile, D-Wave's mission statement remains to eventually produce commercially available quantum computers that can be used online or shipped to computer rooms, where they would help solve intractable and expensive problems like financial optimization.
Also Read:
Make Way for Quantum Computers!
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