Sunday, October 03, 2010

Codebreaking Update #2

Scientists isolate, hold, photograph individual Rubidium 85 atom: "Dr Andersen says that unlike conventional silicon-based computers which generally perform one task at a time, quantum computers have the potential to perform numerous long and difficult calculations simultaneously; they also have the potential to break secret codes that would usually prove too complex."

Hat tip to Randy Johnson.

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