If you haven’t heard of Shrodinger’s Cat you should find out about it. Now. Go ahead. I’ll wait. (While we smarty pants wait for the dunderheads to catch up with the class, I’ll just mention that I named my cat Shrodinger. Not many people get the joke. But we do, don’t we? Yes, we’re so clever.)
Okay, welcome back slow pokes.
Well, they’ve made a Quantum Computer that harnesses that Cat Power and to no one’s surprise, some weird shit happens.
Specifically, at the University of Illinois they have built a non-running quantum computer that really works. That means it produces answers without actually running.
Team member Onur Hosten might just have the driest sense of humor I’ve ever heard. He says: “A non-running computer produces fewer errors.”
Thanks Onur. They used to produce fewer answers too.
2 comments
geekigirl
February 23, 2006 at 7:49 am (UTC -5)
and they are going to make robots with these computers I imagine one day…
Grumpy Owl
February 23, 2006 at 8:32 am (UTC -5)
Oooooo, geekigirl. You know how to turn me on.