Quantum Computer: Test done, real-world use a long way away | Explained News, The Indian Express

Quantum Computer: Test done, real-world use a long way away | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Pratik Kanjilal |New Delhi |Updated: October 26, 2019 4:06:31 pm

Quantum Computer: Test done, real-world use a long way away

In classical computing, heat conspires with time to impose constraints on the possible. In the era of vacuum tubes, lengthy computations could not be completed because equipment would burn out.

In mid-September, a research paper authored by scientists at 14 institutions and labs, led by Google AI Quantum in Mountain View, appeared on a NASA website. (Source: Googleblog)

The government need not agitate itself any more about getting access to secure communications on social media, because the quantum computer, whose arrival has just been claimed, will render cryptographic security redundant.