How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s US$5 million question
Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.
March 26, 2024 • ~7 min
Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.
Scientists show they can create quantum superpositions of sound particles, pointing to the potential for mechanical quantum computers.
Studying the brief and tiny quantum effects that drive living systems could one day lead to new approaches to treatments and technologies.
The enigma at the centre of our 20-year collaboration was how the Big Bang could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life
If we accepted that the future could influence the past, we could get rid of many counter-intuitive aspects of quantum mechanics.
Nope, ‘entangled’ particles don’t communicate.
A multitude of experiments have shown the mysterious phenomena of quantum mechanics to be how the universe functions. The scientists behind these experiments won the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics.
The discovery that particles can be spookily connected has lead to a technological revolution.
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