New Form of Quantum Computation Promises Showdown With Ordinary Computers http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

You've heard the hype a hundred times: Physicists hope to someday build a whiz-bang quantum computer that can solve problems that would overwhelm an ordinary computer. Now, four separate teams have taken a step toward achieving such "quantum speed-up" by demonstrating a simpler, more limited form of quantum computing that, if it can be improved, might soon give classical computers a run for their money.



via Wired Top Stories http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/u56pcpohzhM/