Breakthrough promises secure and private quantum computing at home
Breakthrough promises secure and private quantum computing at home
The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford’s Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy.
The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford’s Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. The advance promises to unlock the transformative potential of cloud-based quantum computing and is detailed in a new study published in Physical Review Letters.
In the new study, the researchers use an approach known as ‘blind quantum computing’, which connects two totally separate quantum computing entities – potentially an individual at home or in an office accessing a cloud server – in a completely secure way. Importantly, their new methods could be scaled up to large quantum computations.
what use would a regular citizen have for a quantum computer?
30 years ago people were asking what use a redular citizen would have for more than a couple of megabytes of storage. So yeah I'm just going to assume AAA game powercreep.
Limited, but there might be a few. Generating the best route between two locations might be one.
There's some stuff at medium sized businesses that would be useful, like how to pack a box most efficiently. Or many boxes in a truck.
Maybe some fast sorting algorithms, or compression? Not sure if there's algorithmic efficiency to gain, there.
Bitcoin mining
Your AI Girlfriend becoming even more real probably
What more likely to come out first: quantum computing or nuclear fusion?
Hasn't nuclear fusion been out for a while? I thought the sun did that for us.
I also doubt quantum computing would make its way into the consumer market in any practical form for a long time. To begin with, there needs to be a demand for it, and as far as I can tell, there's not really any application the average consumer uses that can benefit from quantum computing. A fission power plant, on the other hand...
Yes