Discussion
A new trick brings stability to quantum operations
snthpy: For real? I wouldn't have thought so many would be possible so soon. Might actually need to look into quantum computing again after 20 years.
fsh: I find the editorialized title misleading. They trapped 17000 atom pairs in an optical lattice and demonstrated a high-fidelity quantum gate between the atoms of each pair in parallel. There is no interaction between the atoms of different pairs and no individual control. The experiment demonstrates a very robust gate scheme, but is a long way from a programmable computer.
sigmoid10: It is still orders of magnitude away from breaking RSA 2048 even under the most optimistic assumptions. And qubits double waaay slower than transistors so far.
joko42: Seems like we are moving from theory to pactice faster than expected.
SideQuark: This is not a 17000 qubit general computer. Read the paper.
SideQuark: They did not make a 17000 qubit computer. The qubits were not controllable or general in any way. The paper is linked, look at it.This title is misleading.
baxtr: With the hype QC these days, I find it hard to separate hype from real progress.
KellyCriterion: And ... can it run Crysis?:-D
progbits: ETHZ news page is always overhyped. There is good research coming from there but their marketing is never worth reading.
vasco: What is overhyped about: "A new trick brings stability to quantum operations". Are people complaining about the HN title as if it's the article's title?
ionwake: its still more than my nephew managed to achieve this morning
TheEaterOfSouls: I have questions. Is he attempting to build a quantum gate array? Seems kind of unfair to compare one person's efforts with a well-established university, if so. :P
