Computers set for Quantum Leap

[Porn Shop Clerk]

A new photonic chip that works on light rather than electricity has been built by an international research team, paving the way for the production of ultra-fast quantum computers with capabilities far beyond today’s devices.

Future quantum computers will, for example, be able to pull important information out of the biggest databases almost instantaneously. As the amount of electronic data stored worldwide grows exponentially, the technology will make it easier for people to search with precision for what they want.

The breakthrough, published today in the journal Science, means data can be processed according to the counterintuitive rules of quantum physics that allow individual subatomic particles to be in several places at the same time.

This property will enable quantum computers to process information in quantities and at speeds far beyond conventional supercomputers. But formidable technical barriers must be *overcome before quantum *computing becomes practical.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8c0a68b0-c1bc-11df-9d90-00144feab49a.html

Photons instead of electrons? That's bad ass.

[Guild]

Wicked.

Now lets figure out the space travel and colonization thing.

[SmootsDaddy89]

I'll finally be able to run Crysis.

[Happy Panther]

Wicked.

Now lets figure out the space travel and colonization thing.

I think i figured it out

What do you need to know?

[Mr. Scot]

And what will our society do with the technology to process colossal amounts of data?

GET READY FOR SIMS 4 :sosp:

(and 3D Madden, you know it's coming)

[Raskle]

Bah.. too clean. Get ready for digitized 3D porn!

You know that'll be the first or second thing marketed once this goes live

[Mr. Scot]

Bah.. too clean. Get ready for digitized 3D porn!

You know that'll be the first or second thing marketed once this goes live

I like to pretend I'm an optimist when it comes to people and culture.

[Raskle]

You get let down a lot then, doncha?

[Mr. Scot]

Yeah

[natty]

The concept of quantum computing has been around for a long time now. There's major implications for all areas of computer science once the engineering pitfalls can be overcome. The main thing being you could brute force yourself into ANY system in the world in seconds.

[mmmbeans]

that's an interesting issue.

[natty]

Also, it'll be a little more than just 3D porn. We're talking about The Matrix levels of virtual reality. You won't be able to tell the difference between reality and digital. A quantum computer could easily generate ray traced images fast enough for the 80 fps or so for a video game.

Here's a ray traced image that probably took a couple days to render:

[mmmbeans]

FAKE!1

/that's badass. i might be kinda uncomfortable playing games that realistic.

[Darth Biscuit]