quantum information science
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Google Launches $5 Million Competition to Figure Out What the Hell Quantum Computers Do
If you’ve ever wondered what quantum computers actually do, you’re not alone. The truth is, no one knows what modern problems this technology can solve. Google launched a multi-year, global competition on Monday to find real-world use cases for quantum computing, and the finalists will split $US5 million. “While there are many reasons to be…
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This Two-Inch Diamond Disc Could Hold a Staggering Billion Blu-Ray’s Worth of Data
Don’t toss your hard drives, SSDs, and RAIDs just yet, but a company with an expertise in making precision jewel-based industrial tools has partnered with researchers from Japan’s Saga University to create a diamond wafer that’s both pure enough and large enough to be used in quantum computing applications, including memory with a mind-blowing storage…
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These Drums Beat in Perfect Synchrony Because They’re Quantumly Entangled
Physicists have built two tiny drums, each as large as a human hair is wide, and synchronised their vibrations exactly. They achieved this perfect unison of drums using a quantum mechanics phenomenon known as entanglement — and the drums could be useful for developing quantum computers.