Quantum computing could revolutionize our world. For specific and crucial tasks, it promises to be exponentially faster than the zero-or-one binary technology that underlies today's machines, from supercomputers in laboratories to smartphones in our pockets. But developing quantum computers hinges on building a stable network of...
Azure Quantum Elements - a system for supporting research in chemistry and materials science. Includes simulation workflows optimized for scaling on Azure HPC clusterand integration with quantum tools and quantum hardware https://smt.microsoft.com/AQEPrivatePreviewSignup/
We have a total of FOUR #PhD positions open in our #quantum#sensing group in #Hannover! There's so much cool stuff going on here that it will be hard to make a choice ;) (Also, our group is really cool :ablobcool: )
@futurebird
Ever is a long long long long long #time. It only took 4 B years to go from a dead dry airless rock to a sentient space faring species. And that whole space faring #anthropocene era has only been 100/4B = 0.0000025 % of that #planet's life. Hard to imagine 40,000,000 more centuries of inventions like the #computer, #Internet, space shuttle, CRISPR, #nuclear reactors, #AI, #quantum computers, and space shuttle...
Does anyone know of a good explanation of quantum mechanics or theory put in a way a layman can understand?
Every one I've ever seen is like "it's fucking weird don't worry about it". Followed by "we're building a computer based on it". Well silicon bits is fucking weird too but it was explained to me and I understood it. Why can't I find a good explanation of quantum and quantum computing?
In a recent competition, a state-of-the-art quantum computer barely edged out a supercomputer, showing the growing utility of even noisy quantum computers....
Despite having lower communications requirements than post-#quantum KEM and signature schemes, #CSIDH implementations still result in too-large handshake latency (tens of seconds), which hinder further consideration of using CSIDH for TLS in practice for conservative parameter set instantiations. https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/793
Just came across the "Free Will Theorem" by #Conway and Kochen. It states that if we have free will in the sense that our choices are not a function of the past, then so must some elementary particles. And of cause logic demands that if particles cannot make decisions then there is no free will for us.
I always enjoy reading Scott Aaronson, a leading quantum computing researcher and a wonderful communicator. His take-down of a new (and apparently very bad) book on quantum computing is super entertaining while also being a pretty good primer in how to avoid the most common pitfalls when talking about QC. https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=7321
The #bullshit regarding #quantum is reaching a fever pitch on #tiktok now. I suspect this is a coordinated campaign. But by whom? Who is paying to spin up quantum bullshit on tiktok of all places? Things are getting really weird. This is not the technology dystopia I planned for.
It makes me imagine an alternate plot for Terminator/War Games/The Forbin Project. What if the machine never actually works, but a cult forms around it who believe it works, and that cults seizes power? What if "skynet" was just a sock puppet for fascist generals and tech CEOs, who are the actual ones using machines to kill us all?
🚀 Michio Kaku: The next destination for humanity is becoming a Type 1 civilization! 💡 Our inventions have the power to go global in an instant, and we're just getting started.
Can someone steelman #quantum mechanics for me? It completely flies against common sense that something can be in a "superposition" of two contradictory states. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX3kFQxKZ4M&t=30
Also, what does she mean by "two types of oscillations at the same time"? What types of oscillations?
(Jfc you have to pay to get references)
IBM has introduced a quantum-safe roadmap to help the complex organizational transition to post-quantum cryptography at this year’s annual Think conference.
“This roadmap serves as a commitment to transparency, predictability, and confidence as we guide industries along their journey to post-quantum cryptography. There’s a lot happening at once — new algorithms, standards, best practices, and guidance from federal agencies. We hope that this roadmap will serve as a navigational tool through this complex landscape,”
Researchers make a quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist (phys.org)
Quantum computing could revolutionize our world. For specific and crucial tasks, it promises to be exponentially faster than the zero-or-one binary technology that underlies today's machines, from supercomputers in laboratories to smartphones in our pockets. But developing quantum computers hinges on building a stable network of...
Why don't quantum effects occur in large objects? (www.youtube.com)
Some basic quantum mechanics, the double slit experiment and why we don't see quantum effects in macroscopic objects like a tennis ball.
New technique in error-prone quantum computing makes classical computers sweat (news.berkeley.edu)
In a recent competition, a state-of-the-art quantum computer barely edged out a supercomputer, showing the growing utility of even noisy quantum computers....
Quantum repeater transmits entanglement over 50 kilometres – Physics World (physicsworld.com)
Experiment incorporates all the essential building blocks of a long-distance quantum network