What awaits us in the near future? When sci-fi meets reality…
Quantum computers’ BREAKTHROUGH
Since the invention of the electronic calculator in the 1960s, the
computing world has seen massive breakthroughs. In the field of
information processing, the last several years have been
particularly transformative. Previously considered science fiction
dreams, they are now technological realities. Traditional computing
has become enormously quicker and more capable, while our enabling
devices have shrunk in size.
What is quantum computing and how does it work?
It's tough to convey it in simple terms because it's such a
sophisticated topic! Quantum, which means "subatomic," is a term
used in computers and physics to describe the features that matter
exhibits when studied at the sub-atomic level. These qualities
frequently do not appear to accord with the basic physics rules that
can be observed when investigating matter. One concept that is worth
getting your head around is the difference between bits and qubits
(pronounced "Q-bits"). Regular computers (referred to as "classical"
computers, in the context of quantum computing) store and read data
in the form of binary "bits" that can either have a state of one (1)
or zero (0). Quantum computers use qubits, which take advantage of
quantum phenomena like superposition and entanglement, meaning they
can be used to perform certain complex forms of calculation far more
quickly than could ever be possible using classical computation
algorithms. We're on the verge of transitioning from classical
computing to quantum computing, a new data era. Quantum computing is
expected to propel us forward in the future by altering the
landscape of artificial intelligence and data analytics. Quantum
computing's strength and speed will aid us in solving some of
humanity's most difficult and complex problems.
Are we ready for the quantum computing revolution?
Quantum information cannot be exactly replicated due to the
probabilistic nature of quantum physics. This is a game-changer in
terms of security. Even if they had access to a quantum computer
or other strong resources, hackers attempting to copy quantum keys
used for encrypting and transferring data would be defeated.
Quantum computers are based on the laws of physics. While
classical computers functioning by mathematical complex algorithms
may be vulnerable to being hacked, hacking a quantum computer
would be a violation of the physics’ laws.
Quantum computers are also well-suited to addressing complex
optimization problems and searching through large amounts of
unsorted data quickly. This could be useful for a variety of
purposes, including sorting climatic data, health or financial
data, supply chain logistics, workforce management, and traffic
flow.
The quantum technology sector's explosive expansion over the last
five years has been thrilling. However, the future remains
uncertain. Fortunately, quantum theory explains why
unpredictability isn't always a bad thing. Indeed, two qubits can
be locked together in such a way that they remain indeterminate
individually but are precisely in sync collectively — either both
qubits are 0 or both are 1. Entanglement, or the mix of joint
certainty and individual unpredictability, is a potent fuel that
powers many quantum computing processes. It could also be
instructive in terms of how to develop a quantum industry.
Businesses can enhance their chances of being ready for the
quantum future by preparing responsibly while also embracing
future unpredictability.
So how do we prepare for the future ?
The quantum arms race has already begun. Across the globe,
governments and private investors are putting billions of dollars
into quantum research and development. The use of satellites to
distribute quantum keys for encryption has been demonstrated,
providing the foundation for a quantum security-based worldwide
communication network. Companies such as IBM, Google, Microsoft,
Amazon, and others are investing in developing large quantum
software and hardware.
Even so, business leaders should consider developing strategies to
address three main areas:
1.) planning for quantum security / 2.) identifying use cases for
quantum computing / 3.) thinking through responsible design. By
planning responsibly, while also embracing future uncertainty,
businesses can improve their odds of being ready for the quantum
future.
Facts about Quantum Computers:
1. Quantum computers are too powerful for simple tasks;
Quantum computers are incredible, but they are not suitable for
simple tasks like emailing. This means that traditional computers
will not lose their place since quantum computers should be used to
solve incredibly complicated problems.
2. Quantum computers will be able to simulate the natural world.
Their power to operate like nature, so they are sometimes called
natural, is one of the mind-blowing facts about quantum
computers.Although we do not completely understand the way quantum
tunneling works, we know that they operate the same principles in
the sub-atomic level on which nature does.
3. It takes a few seconds for AI to learn huge amounts of
information via quantum computers.
One of the greatest advantages of quantum computers is the fact that
it can speed up the learning process of AI tremendously. In fact, it
can help the AI to learn vast information in mere seconds, while it
would take thousands of years before.
4. Quantum computers work thousands of times faster than traditional
computers.
If you’re wondering about the speed of quantum computers, facts show
they’re thousands of times faster compared to conventional
computers. This means that, no matter how much data is created each
day, quantum computers can possibly process them.
5. The Sa 30 qubit quantum computer can run trillions of operations
per second
In contrast, current desktop computers have the power to run
billions of operations. So, the difference is vast. This kind of
capability of quantum computers has made them so attractive for
applications where this power is necessary, like modeling and
encryption.
A Journey in Science
In the late 1700s, William Herschel, a British astronomer who was
obsessed with telescopes, noticed an object appearing in space as a
disk, Herschel thought that it was a comet, he kept studying it and
made many observations of it, the weird thing he noticed is that if
it was a comet then why isn’t it showing any fuzz? Herschel actually
discovered planet Uranus.
he was truly in denial with it for the reason that nobody had ever
discovered a planet before, all the planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter,
Mars and Saturn was so obvious in the sky of the earth to be called
discoveries, William Herschel was the first to notice a planet using
a telescope, the planet was then named the “Georgian Star” after the
king George 3, that name wasn’t used a lot, they often called it
Herschel, and it was renamed to Uranus. Everyone was so happy with
the news, tracking it’s orbit and find out that it’s not following
Newton’s law of gravity, so.. people thought that MAYBE they have
found the the outer limits of where Newton’s law applies, because it
works well between the already known planets, people also thought
that Newton’s law does apply on Uranus, but there MAYBE another
planet that’s tugging on it, so maybe if we find that planet, then
we’ll put it in the equation and confirm that Newton’s law of
gravity is correct.
The problem now comes to finding a new planet, that’s maybe tugging
on Uranus. That’s a hard mathematical equation that was solved by
two Mathematicians, Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams. Le
Verrier confirmed a spot and said that if there’s something tugging
on Uranus then it must be in this area of the sky. The message was
sent to the Berlin Observatory and Johann Gottfried Galle who
received the message, made his observations that night, he found
planet Neptune.
The combination of passion, mystery, triumph and Victory, that’s
what everyone felt when they heard that, and that’s a so beautiful
thing about science, but watch out, we’ve got planet Uranus and
everyone thought that it’s problem was solved by finding planet
Neptune, but it wasn’t, Neptune and a part of Uranus didn’t follow
Newton’s law of gravity, again MAYBE it’s a planet that’s tugging on
them, time to search for another planet, planet X.
The search for the new planet, and the failure to find it lasted to
the early 1900s, Percival Lowell who was a businessman and an
astronomer as well, he built a telescope and put it on the
mountaintop of Arizona, with his will to find planet X, he died
before that but hired a young astronomer called Clyde Tombaugh, that
guy decided to systematically photograph the whole sky of the solar
system TWICE, so that he get to compare the two pictures and see if
anything moved from picture to picture, Tombaugh found a lot of
asteroids and moving things in our solar system, but the most
important thing is that Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 found planet X.
it was named Pluto, the happiness that everyone felt and the
breaking news was everywhere but wait, Pluto was supposed to be the
size of the earth to solve Uranus and Neptune’s problem. Scientists
found out that it’s not enough mass!! And the measurements kept
giving results even smaller and smaller, and that led to the
conclusion that Pluto can’t be responsible for what’s happening with
Neptune and Uranus.
1993, an astrophysicist Dr. Erland Myles Standish published his
analysis which contains excellent measurements of the orbits of
Uranus and Neptune taken from the Voyager 2 in 1989, those
measurements showed that the both planets are moving just like there
was no planet tugging on their orbits. Dr. Standish said ” there
remains no need to hypothesize the existence of a 9th planet in the
solar system.”
it all was just faulty data and measurements, Uranus and Neptune did
follow Newton’s law of gravity and there was no planet X or it
wasn’t at least needed. Most of the data from other telescopes was
wrong.
Till now Pluto is still not officially a planet in our solar system
and it’s considered as a Dwarf planet.
The story of planet X has finished, we have excellent measurements,
Newton’s law of gravity was good, pluto is just a Dwarf planet now
and all good.
Now let’s talk a little bit about Mercury. Mercury’s orbit is not a
circle, it’s dancing around the sun, you guessed what scientists
thought in the late 1800s? Of course it must be a planet that’s
tugging on it , scientists believed it and even called that planet
Vulcan, and you may have heard that name in the books before,
everyone looked for Volcan, it doesn’t seems to appear, MAYBE that’s
because it’s near the sun, and we can’t see it because the sun is
too bright, well let’s look during and eclipse, no nothing is there,
well MAYBE because every time it’s an eclipse Volcan is behind the
sun, probably not, the planet was never found. In 1916, Albert
Einstein came up with his General Theory of Relativity, an extension
of Newton’s law of gravity for very high sources of gravity.
Mercury’s orbit is just FINE there’s no need for Volcan, And
Newton’s was WRONG when it came to High sources of gravity.