Quantum Computing

Blind quantum computing points to the future

9 Feb 2012

A Vienna team has shown how to send encrypted data to a quantum computer. But a stable and powerful quantum computer remains a long way off.

Quantum physicist explains $100K offer for proof scaled-up quantum computing is impossible

8 Feb 2012

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researcher Scott Aaronson has certainly riled the physics community with his offer this past Friday, of $100,000 to anyone who can prove that scaled-up quantum computing is impossible. His original reason for doing so was, as he describes in his blog, due to adding his two cents to an argument between skeptic Gil Kalai and researcher Aram Harrow about assumptions regarding ...

Why I'm Wagering $100,000 on Quantum Computing

7 Feb 2012

Hi, I'm Scott Aaronson. I study quantum computing at MIT . Recently, on my blog, I offered a $100 000 reward for a demonstration, convincing to me, that scalable quantum computing is impossible in the physical world.