quantum computing

Huge buzz on the web today about D-Wave:

• The Techworld article that started it all: "Quantum computer to debut next week"
• The Slashdot post that followed
• Guardian Unlimited's "Computers are about to take a quantum leap into the future" and hit digg's home page.
• This blog post on engadget.com: "Quantum computer to debut next Tuesday?" was dugg and also hit digg's home page.

Here's my original post about our upcoming demo.

D-Wave Systems (where I work) will be holding two special events on February 13th in Mountain View, California and on February 15th in Vancouver, British Columbia to demonstrate our quantum processor. The date is fast approaching, so I better make extra sure there are no yet-undiscovered bugs in my code!

• More info about the event on D-Wave's Home Page (Digg It!)
• Our CTO's announcement on his blog
• Hardware Picture
• Another picture

D-Wave's CTO's new blog got dugg 2 days ago: "The CTO of Dwave Systems the venture funded company that plans to offer paid use of a superconducting quantum computer starting in 2007 reveals secrets of its construction. It is based on nobium superconducting "circuits of atoms" and is not RSFQ. (Rapid Single Flux quantum). Have they solved all the basic issues? How many qubits? 1000's?"

D-Wave also got slashdotted yesterday.