When it comes to ‘Quantum Computing’, geeky eyebrows get raised at once. Well, it has been always given a highly regarded position in the esoteric dome of supercomputers. Earlier, Canada based firm D-Wave Systems reported to have successfully build a powerful 16 qubit (the basic unit of quantum computing) computer that touts an immense computational power. Now, the researchers at Delft University of Technology have successfully operated calculations with two quantum bits, the building blocks of a promising future quantum computer.
The study carried forth by the Delft researchers will be published this week’s issue of Nature. The researchers are currently examining two types of qubits, with one type employing tiny superconducting rings and the other making use of ‘quantum dots’. It is for the very first time that a ‘controlled-NOT’ calculation with two qubits has been noticed with the use of superconducting rings. The results were by concluded by the PhD student Jelle Plantenberg in a team led by Kees Harmans and Hans Mooij.
Quantum computing is one of those things that bring a glint to the eyes of connoisseurs. It’s like the Holy Grail in the world of supercomputers. Let’s see what the scientists could achieve with the research work at the Delft University.
Via: Gizmag
