Flawed Diamonds May Be the Key to Quantum Computing

[Anarchemitis]

Industrial diamonds.

It's only kind of like what you think.

I'm not sure what this all means but I can't wait to see it implemented into the next generation of consoles....

Older methods of making Quantum Computers required the computer sitting in a vat of liquid helium (about -273 Celcius) in order to operate because the compounds used inside (special carbon compounds instead of microchip silicon) would not normally be electrical conductors at room temperature.
However this new discovery (the usage of Nitrogen in the carbon compounds) means that Quantum computers won't need to be as cold to operate. But it will still be a while before Quantum Computers will be able to operate at room temperature.

Think schrodinger's cat instead of numeracy . The third state isn't a unique, distinct thing but rather both of the possible states occuring at the same time on the same bit.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

C'mon, future, catch the fuck up! I want my sodding jetpacks!

You'd crash trying to restart Steam.

 

[Plurralbles]

holy shit.. DIAMOND STUDDED CONSOLES! That joke about hte PS3 being so expensive it better be diamond-studded way back in the day now makes total sense! : )

 

[mjc0961]

I'm sorry, I didn't really understand anything this article had to say. I was too busy laughing from opening it and finding the old spice guy holding diamonds.

Plus I don't understand any of that science at all. Hopefully they can do some really useful stuff though.

 

[BritishWeather]

As tech goes it won't be implemented until twenty years time and they'll overprice it; considering diamonds aren't rare.

 

[RA92]

Oh fuck! Now we have to change all software and hardware APIs 'cause the fancy shmancy Quantum computer ain't backward compatible!

Oh well, at least when the consoles finally catch up with advanced multi-core processors, we can flaunt our quantum computers at them!

Of course, what do you do with a 30 Terabyte Quantum Harddrive after you've downloaded everything on Steam and a few specialist interest videos?

Host a 500 player Half Life 3 Deathmatch with your quantum processor, duh?

Spoiler: Yay.

Yay.

Spoiler: Just one question...

Just one question...

Spoiler: How much are we expected to pay for theese?

How much are we expected to pay for theese?

Spoiler: More than this probably.

More than this probably.

I'm sorry, you can purchase quantum computers only with kitten souls.

http://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk/blogs/kat-bearpark/files/2011/03/kitten.jpg



This kitten knows its fate...



http://www.webdesign.org/img_articles/7072/BW-kitten.jpg



And running will not help it...



http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/bye-bye-president.jpg



Oh shit, it was getting its gun! FFFFFUUUU-

*runs for cover*

 

[Icehearted]

My simpleton reply; So, now that computers are diamonds how much will it cost me to upgrade so I can play Crysis 3? Also, does this mean Africa will finally become more relevant to the computing industry?

 

[Jumplion]

C'mon, future, catch the fuck up! I want my sodding jetpacks!

You'd crash trying to restart Steam.

I doubt we'd ever get our Jetpacks because the Porn industry would take over Quantum Computing.

It will be the end of life as we know it.

And it will be glorious.

 

[Vhite]

With this and graphene, carbon computers look like a way to go. Im looking forward for mobile phones as fast as todays supercomputers.

 

[timeadept]

Sounds cool but i don't understand the impossible to hack networks. If the intended recipient is capable of decrypting the message, what is stopping a hacker from decrypting it using the same method?

 

[WanderingFool]

Ill take one future, over easy, with a side of freaking sweet, please...

I'll take two futures, please.

I can already see it now; peoples computers being stolen... for diamonds. Heists of armored trucks just so Anonomous can build personal Quantum Computers. Movies, popularizing these feats!

I like.

Oh hell, I didnt think of it first...

 

[Zaik]

Nothing is unhackable.

Nothing.

Edit: First thought when I stopped to not kneejerk react is that touting it as "unhackable" makes it sound like the Titanic of computers.

 

[Catalyst6]

Amazing. Science, how I love you. You might hate me, but I love you so.

I wonder what the limiting factor in the power would be. Perhaps the problem with the size of the diamonds. After all, the nitrogen is an *impurity*. They'd have to space out the N enough for it to interact with the C properly, which means that the diamonds would be have to be *relatively* large. Hmmm... we'll see.

 

[Ellen of Kitten]

Impossible-to-hack now?

Yeah, no more so than current ones.

It's only impossible because there isn't any to practice on. I've noticed that "impossible" and "hack" or "crack" are just challenges and fighting words to the hacking community.

 

[Tharwen]

I tried to find a way to fit this into the article, but I just couldn't do it. Instead, I shall grace the comments section with it.

"The Computer is now Diamonds!"

I came on here just to say that, but even after writing an entire article on the subject, you still couldn't resist using my joke. You just had to ruin my day.

I hope you're happy.

Impossible-to-hack now?

Yeah, no more so than current ones.

Eh... quantum entangled particles are pretty much completely unhackable.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

I tried to find a way to fit this into the article, but I just couldn't do it. Instead, I shall grace the comments section with it.

"The Computer is now Diamonds!"

All your computer belong to us!

I remember reading an article years ago that said they were devloping quantum encryption based off the unique movements of lava lamps. Diamond quantum computers with lava lamps built in to them. The computers of the future are going to be as gaudy as hell.

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

I'm not really sure I understand how this could give rise to "unhackable" networks, but other than that, this sounds interesting.

Also, this immediately reminded me of Zardoz (wonderful(terrible) movie) and the big computer-crystal-memory-thing.

 

[Rayne870]

They can actually make diamonds, so stealing them won't be as much of an issue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond

also 80% of all diamonds mined are not suitable for jewelry, so the price of diamonds use in industrial applications are a lot lower, since there is 4 times the supply.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds#Industrial_uses

That and jewelery quality diamonds aren't actually that rare, their price is inflated purely by controlled supply.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Ahh, but the real question is... ...will it be powerful enough to play Crysis?