Untangled Quantum Quirk Is Significant Step Toward Quantum Computing
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 17:07
in Physics & Chemistry
Quantum computing has been hailed as the next leap forward for computers, promising to catapult memory capacity and processing speeds well beyond current limits. Several challenging problems need to be cracked, however, before the dream can be fully realized. Two researchers have proposed a solution to one of the most controversial of these conundrums and, in the process, may have taken a significant step toward realizing a quantum computing future.