New approaches to the field of quantum entanglement have given Colorado scientists a boost in the right direction in formulating the world's first quantum computer
According to a report at ScienceNow, scientists from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) in Boulder, Colorado have managed to go one step closer towards showing the relationship between quantum mechanics via quantum entanglement by demonstrating the relationship between particle beams and quantum entaglement in an experiment in the lab.
All this research means that scientists are a step closer to creating the world's first quantum supercomputer; worlds faster than any of the Intel or AMD powered machines you might be using now.
Quantum research could result in the power to render soloutions to age old questions that need loads of data crunching (a century of climate change data for example), even though it still has it workings around macroscopic mechanics (and not so much core computing).
But to understand this scientific advance, it's probably a good idea to first explain how quantum computing actually works.
Quantum computing - a quick definition
If the concepts of quantum science sound a little complex; don't fret - you're not alone. However, this rather complex concept has the ability to change the way we calculate and forecast data.
Wikipedia describes quantum computing as a device used in the calculation of data, using quantum properties such as entanglement, to create a device that could potentially have huge civilian and military uses, particularly in cryptography.
ScienceNow has the full story on this interesting step forward in quantum research. It's certainly a very exciting time to watching this field right now.
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