Computing

First Quantum Computer Simulator Operates The Speed Of Light

Celebrated physicist Richard Feynman first proposed it in 1982, and now it exists: the first universal, digital quantum simulator.


February 27, 2010
Computing

Engineers Solve 80-Year-Old Computer Modelling Puzzle

A quantum physics breakthrough that can predict the kinetic energy of electrons in simple metals – and semiconductors – will enable computers to simulate the behaviour of new materials up to 100,000 times faster than they currently can. That’s huge.