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- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
5 May 2017
Chinese scientists have developed the world's first quantum computing machine. This was announced at the Shanghai Institute for Advanced Studies of University of Science and Technology of China on Wednesday.
The scientists believe that quantum computing is far more advanced than the power of supercomputers. They explained the concept of quantum computing saying that is like being able to read all the books in a library at the same time, whereas conventional computing is like having to read them one after another.
Pan Jianwei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a leading quantum physicist, said that quantum computing enables ultra-fast parallel calculation and simulation capabilities.
In normal silicon computer chips, data is rendered in one of two states: 0 or 1 while in quantum computers, data can exist in both states simultaneously thus making it possible to hold exponentially more information.
Quantum computing can effectively solve large-scale computation problems that the current classical computers are unable to do. Due to its enormous potential, Europe and the US are actively collaborating in their research. Google, Microsoft and IBM, have also shown great interest in quantum computing research.
