At universities and companies around the globe, there are people plugging away trying to solve the myriad technological challenges of quantum computers. But that doesn’t mean practical applications of quantum computing are some futuristic fantasy. Already, quantum technology is trickling into the real world. One big leap happened earlier this year when security company Lockheed Martin purchased the 128-qubit “D Wave One,” which Forbes called the first commercially available quantum computer.
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Quantum Computers, Part 3: A Whole New World
Posted by: David Vranicar November 4, 2011 05:00 AMAt universities and companies around the globe, there are people plugging away trying to solve the myriad technological challenges of quantum computers. But that doesn’t mean practical applications of quantum computing are some futuristic fantasy. Already, quantum technology is trickling into the real world. One big leap happened earlier this year when security company Lockheed Martin purchased the 128-qubit “D Wave One,” which Forbes called the first commercially available quantum computer.