VICE News covers the race to build the first quantum computer
This technology harnesses the unusual laws of quantum mechanics to bring unimaginable advances in fields like materials science and medicine, but could also pose the greatest threat to cybersecurity yet.
Google has decided to fess up about their recent advancement in quantum supremacy.
We’re marking a major milestone in quantum computing research that opens up new possibilities for this technology. Learn how the Google AI Quantum team demonstrated how a quantum computer can perform a task no classical computer can in an experiment called “quantum supremacy.”
Seeker examines a leaked paper from Google claimed that a quantum computer demonstrated “quantum supremacy.”
But what does that mean exactly?
Quantum computers’ potential and the advantages they promise over classical computers all remain largely theoretical, and hypothetically speaking, it is predicted that quantum computers will be able to solve problems that are beyond the reach of the classical computers we use today. Passing such a threshold will be considered proof of what we call “quantum supremacy.”
Here’s an interesting look at the history of the transistor, Moore’s Law, and where we are headed.
With the recent advancements in quantum computing (and the last two blog posts 1 2 ), a foundational understanding of quantum mechanics may be worth looking into.
This video and related blog post gives you a some tips for learning quantum mechanics by yourself, for cheap, even if you don’t have a lot of math background.
Here’s an interesting talk from Microsoft Research on a quantum computing case study in conjucction with the University of Washington.
Case study: Quantum computing curriculum developed with the University of Washington Recently, our Quantum Software experts partnered with UW to bring a 10-week Introduction to Quantum Computing and Quantum Programming in Q# to the school of Computer Science. Learn how students can get started with hands-on quantum programming quickly by completing a rich collection of quantum programming exercises in Q# (‘coding katas’).
Microsoft’s Quantum development kit (QDK) and its programing language, Q#, are poised to empower both research and education in quantum computing and quantum programming.
The QDK is provided with kata-based tutorials help to teach basic concepts of quantum computing such as superposition or measurement, or quantum algorithms (e.g. Grover search algorithm), providing a valuable tool for developers looking to get started in quantum computing.
The Economist has a great explainer video of what quantum computing will mean for the world.
What’s the future of the internet or communication in general? Could it be quantum? PBS Space Time explores the idea.
Here’s a great explainer video from ColdFusionTV on quantum computing.
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