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The Practical Applications of Quantum Computing
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The biggest practical application of quantum computing is to simulate quantum mechanics in order to design new materials, drugs, solar cells and superconductors. Within the next decade, it’s unlikely that the best shot we have in quantum computing is using Shor's algorithm to break cryptography due to the amount of error correction required.
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The biggest practical application of quantum computing is the simulation of quantum mechanics to learn about chemical reactions to create new materials, new drugs, better solar cells and more, and although quantum computers being able to decode long-held secrets was a worry, most people assume that intelligence agencies are already scooping up data in hopes that they will be able to eventually decode it once the technology is available.
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The biggest practical application of quantum computing is the simulation of quantum mechanics to learn about chemical reactions to create new materials, new drugs, better solar cells and more, and although quantum computers being able to decode long-held secrets was a worry, most people assume that intelligence agencies are already scooping up data in hopes that they will be able to eventually decode it once the technology is available.
ChapterThe Practical Applications of Quantum Computing
Episode#72 – Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Although a study from Microsoft suggests that even with 100 qubits, quantum computing breakthroughs are possible, the scale of breakthroughs depends on the number of qubits and layers of quantum gates used.
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Although a study from Microsoft suggests that even with 100 qubits, quantum computing breakthroughs are possible, the scale of breakthroughs depends on the number of qubits and layers of quantum gates used.