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Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes; Why unusual metaphors help explain science and technology

Quantum computing is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. Quantum phenomena (the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels) are not certain one way or another. These are vague clouds of possibility, or rather probabilities. When someone observes a quantum system, the system… Read More »

What is quantum advantage? A quantum computing scientist explains the upcoming milestone that symbolizes the arrival of extremely powerful computers

The quantum advantage is the breakthrough that the field of quantum computing is feverishly working towards, where a quantum computer can solve problems that are beyond the reach of the most powerful non-quantum or classical computers. Quantum refers to the scale of atoms and molecules where the laws of physics we experience break down and… Read More »