9 Ways Quantum Computing Will Change Everything

[hubag bohol]

http://business.time.com/
Feb. 06, 2014



D-Wave


Computers built on the principles of quantum physicsâ€"as opposed to ‘classical’ physicsâ€"promise a revolution on the order of the invention of the microprocessor or the splitting of the atom. D-Wave, a small Canadian company backed by Jeff Bezos, NASA, and the CIA among others, is the first firm to sell a so-called quantum computerâ€"at roughly $10 million a pop. The vast increase in power could revolutionize fields as disparate as medicine, space exploration, and artificial intelligence.

[hubag bohol]

The company has plenty of critics, some of whom claim its machines aren’t quantum computers at all. And yet, the technology could herald radical changes for the following areas, to name a few:

1. Safer airplanesâ€"Lockheed Martin plans to use its D-Wave to test jet software that is currently too complex for classical computers.

2. Discover distant planetsâ€"Quantum computers will be able to analyze the vast amount of data collected by telescopes and seek out Earth-like planets.

3. Win electionsâ€"Campaigners will comb through reams of marketing information to best exploit individual voter preferences.

4. Boost GDPâ€"Hyper-personalized advertising, based on quantum computation, will stimulate consumer spending.

5. Detect cancer earlierâ€"Computational models will help determine how diseases develop.

6. Help automobiles drive themselvesâ€"Google is using a quantum computer to design software that can distinguish cars from landmarks.

7. Reduce weather-related deathsâ€"Precision forecasting will give people more time to take cover.

8. Cut back on travel timeâ€"Sophisticated analysis of traffic patterns in the air and on the ground will forestall bottlenecks and snarls.

9. Develop more effective drugsâ€"By mapping amino acids,for example, or analyzing DNA-sequencing data, doctors will discover and design superior drug-based treatments.

[hubag bohol]

[islander]

it must be manned by a polar bear and a penguin.

[Lorenzo]

it must be manned by a polar bear and a penguin.

and a walrus!