quantum computing
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Why Google’s Quantum Computing ‘Breakthrough’ Has Scientists So Excited
A quantum computer may have solved a problem in minutes that would take the fastest conventional supercomputer more than 10,000 years. A draft of a paper by Google researchers laying out the achievement leaked in recent days, setting off an avalanche of news coverage and speculation.
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How Quantum Memory Could Change Computing
In a hot tub in 2012, physicist Seth Lloyd pitched a quantum internet application to Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page. He called it Quoogle: a search engine that, using mathematics based on the physics of subatomic particles, returns results without ever actually knowing the query. Such an advance would require an entirely new kind…
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Australian Scientists Just Made A Quantum Internet Breakthrough
We are one step closer to a quantum internet, thanks to a team of Aussie researchers who have worked out how to dramatically improve the storage time of a vital component: telecom-compatible quantum memory. Here’s what that means.
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Briefly: Huawei Mate 9 Launch, Buddha Bowls, Neopets Rot
Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: Australian scientists predict the future of quantum systems, Huawei Mate 9 Australian pricing, kitesurfer versus great white shark, why you need to get into Buddha Bowls.