Fun stuff, Mr Worf. Thanks for the send. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 3:38 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
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She is involved in the design and testing of large > scale superconducting processors for Quantum Computing Applications. Suzanne > obtained her PhD and MSci degree from The University of Birmingham UK, > focusing on the areas of experimental quantum device physics and > superconductivity. > > The video of the talk is 2 hours and 13 minutes long. The first 4 minutes > are getting organized, then 90 minutes of talk and then 43 minutes of > discussion. > > > > This seminar will explain the fundamental concepts of the Quantum Computer > (QC) and how these systems might be able to perform certain tasks that > classical computers find incredibly difficult. The different models of > quantum computing will be introduced and the advantages and disadvantages of > each described. A promising model known as Adiabatic Quantum Computing (AQC) > will be discussed, an approach which can be applied to some very interesting > problems in a wide variety of fields: Biology, microprocessor design, > pharmaceuticals, economics, transport, chemistry and business. The talk will > also examine some case studies of industrial applications in these fields > where QC may be extremely useful. > > There will be a review of some of the experimental challenges involved in > building QCs, and a focus on a particularly promising version known as the > ‘superconducting flux qubit processor’. The devices involved in this type of > QC are fabricated using a process similar to semiconductor technology, but > using Niobium and Aluminum rather than Silicon as the device materials. > There will be a brief overview of the physics which causes these devices to > demonstrate ‘macroscopic quantum coherence’- an effect which allows us to > scale up quantum effects to a size where we can manipulate them easily, and > why the devices must be cooled to millikelvin temperatures for them to work > properly. > > The power of quantum computing is often skewed by the media, with quantum > computers being hailed as ‘futuristic’ replacements for desktop machines, > whereas the reality is that they are very specialized machines, and > therefore more like fast co-processors. The talk will therefore also > describe the limitations of quantum computers, both in theory and in terms > of what can be practically built > > . > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
