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Researchers have now uncovered a small piece of the puzzle of how quantum mechanics affects hydrogen bonding in water.
Apr 18, 2016
Large Hadron Collider(LHC) Could Detect Extra Dimensions
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: cosmology, quantum physics
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Could Detect Extra Dimensions.
A recent paper published in Physics Letters B has raised the prospect that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could mark a discovery that would put its earlier achievements with the #HiggsBoson in the shade. The authors of the recent published paper propose it could spot mini black holes. Such a discovery would be a matter of massive importance on its own, but might be a sign of even more significant things. Few notions from theoretical physics capture the public imagination as much as the “many-worlds theory,” which suggests an infinite number of universes that vary from our own in ways large and small. The notion has delivered great fodder for science fiction novelists and comedians. Nevertheless, according to Professor Mir Faizal from the University of Waterloo, “Normally, when people think of the multiverse, they think of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, where every possibility is actualized,” he told Phys.org. “This cannot be tested and so it is philosophy and not science.” Nonetheless, Faizal reflects the test for a different type of parallel universes nearly within our reach. Faizal says “What we mean is real universes in extra dimensions. As gravity can flow out of our universe into the extra dimensions, such a model can be tested by the detection of mini black holes at the LHC.”
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Apr 18, 2016
Dartmouth-led team devises new technique to probe ‘noise’ in quantum computing
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, quantum physics
Fine tuning QC.
HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth College and Griffith University researchers have devised a new way to “sense” and control external noise in quantum computing.
Quantum computing may revolutionize information processing by providing a means to solve problems too complex for traditional computers, with applications in code breaking, materials science and physics, but figuring out how to engineer such a machine remains elusive.
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Apr 18, 2016
Black Hole ‘Firewalls’ Pits Einstein’s Theory Against Quantum Mechanics
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: cosmology, quantum physics
When Black Hole Firewalls pit theory of relativity against Quantum Mechanics.
A worldwide study reconciles the theory of black hole “firewalls,” which pits the two theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics against one another.
Apr 18, 2016
Artificial Intelligence’s Ultimate Challenge? Cyber Attacks
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: cybercrime/malcode, information science, quantum physics, robotics/AI
AI is hackable as long as it’s underpinning technology is still supported on legacy platform technology and connected to a legacy infrastructure. Only when the underpinning technology & net infrastructure is updated to Quantum will we see a secured AI environment.
At MIT, machine learning specialists are training deep learning algorithms to spot cyber attacks. It may be AI’s ultimate test.
Apr 18, 2016
When Artificial Intelligence Started To ‘Change The World’
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: business, computing, quantum physics, robotics/AI
AI has been around for over 50 years. So, no it is not new technology. However, what is new is the various breeds of AI. Online bot technology is where folks can expect a larger immediate return. physical Robotics is still not going to deliver at the level that the consumers and various businesses require for adoption on a massive scale. Again, quantum and bio-computing will improve robotics as well as other areas of AI.
The history of technology, whether of the last five or five hundred years, is often told as a series of pivotal events or the actions of larger-than-life individuals, of endless “revolutions” and “disruptive” innovations that “change everything.” It is history as hype, offering a distorted view of the past, sometimes through the tinted lenses of contemporary fads and preoccupations.
In contrast, ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer, is a nuanced, engaging and thoroughly researched account of the early days of computers, the people who built and operated them, and their old and new applications. Say the authors, Thomas Haigh, Mark Priestley and Crispin Rope:
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Apr 18, 2016
How Quantum Physics Starts With Your Toaster
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: quantum physics
Hmmm; nice attempt. However, not the author’s example was the best one to explain Quantum.
The common perception is that quantum mechanics only really matter for exotic physics experiments, but every time you wait impatiently for your breakfast to cook, you’re staring at the place where it all began.
Apr 18, 2016
Quantum computing closer as researchers drive towards first quantum data bus
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, nanotechnology, quantum physics
Australia’s Quantum Data Bus; nice. We’re getting closer and within the next 7 years we will more than likely have quantum in mainstream computing at this rate.
RMIT University researchers have trialled a quantum processor capable of routing quantum information from different locations in a critical breakthrough for quantum computing.
The work opens a pathway towards the “quantum data bus”, a vital component of future quantum technologies.
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Apr 18, 2016
Will Quantum Encryption Arrive Before Quantum Computers Break All Our Passwords?
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, encryption, engineering, quantum physics
Australia is making great strides in this area as well.
Scientists are racing to deploy foolproof quantum encryption before quantum computers come along that render all our passwords useless.
Passwords work today because the computers we have, while theoretically capable of breaking passwords, would take an impractical amount of time to do so.