UK government acquires a Quantum Computer

[rrats]

Summary

 

Ministry of Defence acquires government's first quantum computer.

 

 

Quantum computers can make very complex calculations extremely quickly and their creators say they can solve the problems regular computers cannot.  The MoD will work with British company Orca Computing to explore applications for quantum technology in defence.  Stephen Till, of the MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), called it a "milestone moment".

 

Quantum computing experts and physicists say this means that the problems combed over by average computers for years could be solved in a matter of minutes.

 

Quotes

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They can't actually solve any practical problems yet. They're enabling you to maybe gauge the possibilities of what working on a quantum computer would have if you can scale this machine to really large system sizes.

- Prof Winfried Hensinger, head of the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies

 

My thoughts

There's still a long way to go until we end up with merely usable quantum computers but it's nice that somebody made a step towards the right direction

 

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647134

[Salv8 (sam)]

ah yes, the machine that will help predict stabbings.

that'll help London!

[Video Beagle]

2 hours ago, rrats said:

They can't actually solve any practical problems yet.

 

But enough about the UK government, let's discuss quantum computers.

[James5382]

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Quantum computing experts and physicists say this means that the problems combed over by average computers for years could be solved in a matter of minutes.

Are there any quantum resistant encryption methods currently being worked on? I don't know much about either field, but I've heard quantum computers can trivially crack common forms of encryption.

[SimplyChunk]

15 hours ago, Salv8 (sam) said:

ah yes, the machine that will help predict stabbings.

What does everyone alway mention stabbings when they mention London?  We had 270 fatal stabbings in whole of England and Wales last year?

[Arika]

It's to keep records of all the licenses they need.

[Senzelian]

20 hours ago, Video Beagle said:

 

But enough about the UK government, let's discuss quantum computers.

So my boss just walked in and asked why I was sitting on the floor laughing.
Long story short: Now we're both sitting on the floor laughing.

[DANK_AS_gay]

6 hours ago, SimplyChunk said:

What does everyone alway mention stabbings when they mention London?  We had 270 fatal stabbings in whole of England and Wales last year?

Edit: LMGTFY was a little too toxic

[Rauten]

Somehow, thinking about quantum stuff, reminds me of Northern Ireland.