Quantum computers are leading the way to advances in many areas of science, medicine, agriculture, transportation and other fields. Auto manufacturers use quantum computing to find new ways of improving the performance of electric vehicle batteries. The pharmaceutical industry uses them to analyze compounds that could lead to new drugs. As problems become more complex, quantum computing could offer faster, more efficient solutions, outperforming classical computers for those challenges.
Quantum computing brings a new perspective to computing. It works with nonlinear, interdependent structures called qubits, rather than bits. Qubits have two unique properties. The first, entanglement, is where two properties are so closely correlated that when one gains information it immediately shares it, via photons and electrons, with the other. Entanglement allows quantum algorithms to provide exponential speed over current classical computing.
The second unique property is superposition, meaning that qubits can hold both a 0 and 1 state simultaneously. Like waves in classic physics, any two quantum states can be combined with the result being another quantum state. A classic computing bit can only be in one state at a time. Traditional computers are modeled on linear mathematics, but quantum computers will solve nonlinear problems with their nonlinear properties.
The thermal environment of superconducting quantum computers must be kept at very low temperatures to avoid fluctuations in energy that would interfere with the qubits’ calculations and cause data errors. Algorithms are used to maintain an environment of negative 460 degrees F., to allow qubits to accurately process their tasks.
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The world’s biggest tech companies have launched quantum computing programs and many governments are providing major financial support for quantum research. Companies are racing to make quantum computing practical for business and industry use. Quantum computers are already assisting astrophysicist researchers in a program that combines quantum computing with classic computing to resolve complex calculations with better accuracy.
Quantum computing has many exciting applications awaiting its development. Quantum computers could generate more accurate weather predictions, allowing governments to be better prepared for natural disasters; it is also expected to aid scientists in detecting molecules in space with the potential to create and sustain life in the universe outside of our planet.
Tech researchers have tried for a long time to teach computers to associate meaning with words to correctly evaluate the meaning of whole sentences. Since language is an interactive network of words, sentences must be interpreted as a whole, including their connotation, humor and sarcasm. The field of Quantum Natural Language Processing has already shown that the meaning of words can be embedded within the grammatical structure of a sentence, and software has been developed to convert sentences into quantum circuits.
Although in its early stages, the development of quantum computing is expected to usher in an era in which hardware is no longer a limitation for tackling complex problems and calculation times will be shortened from years or decades to mere minutes.