September 17th, 2010

Are We Less Than 5 Years Away From Quantum Computing?

Are we actually looking at a viable quantum computer? Could be, amigos. A team of researchers from universities in the UK, Japan, Israel, and the Netherlands, have announced that they’ve come up with a method of quantum computing that works at everyday temperatures and pressures. No need to be just a few ticks above absolute zero, then. → Read More

December 22nd, 2008

D-Wave using large scale software to prove that its quantum computer is real

Oh, D-Wave. The Canadian quantum computer company—excuse me, the alleged quantum computer company—needs your help to prove that its quantum computer is on the up and up. → Read More

October 28th, 2008

They grow diamonds in petri dishes now (sorta)

A group of research scientists at the Carnegie Institution have devised a new method to grow diamonds. Keep in mind that there’s more to diamonds than the tragic trade surround them (explained in great detail in the book The Heartless Stone), as they’re used in things such as high-quality optics and quantum computers (when they’re not hoaxes). Now, growing diamonds isn’t… → Read More