What is D-Wave's Progress in Quantum Computing?

[Bertrand]

Hi everybody,

A Canadian company named D-Wave, claims that it has already built a 16 qu-bits computer. This is their website address :

http://dwavesys.com

They also claim the technology they use is "easily" scalable, and they foresee a 512 qu-bits version in the beginning of 2008, and a 1024 qu-bits by the end of 2008.

If their claims are right, it means that quantum computing will be a reality very soon, much earlier in any case than what most specialists used to forecast.

Has anybody heard about this company, and do you know if we can believe them ?

Bertrand

P.S :

maybe this is not the good forum for this topic ?

 

[ZapperZ]

I have covered this and also linked to several news reports if you wish to read:

http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2007/02/was-it-really-quantum-computer.html
http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2007/03/update-on-that-quantum-computer.html
http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2007/04/even-more-review-of-that-quantum.html

NOt only that, recently, researchers in Japan have made another claim of a key step towards a quantum computer, and this time, they actually published the physics of the system that many consider to be more viable (and certainly, testable), something D-Wave has no intention of doing.

http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2007/05/scientists-make-key-steps-towards.html

Zz.

 

[Bertrand]

OK, Thank you, ZapperZ !

I have read your articles. Unfortunately, I could not get the article from the NEC people.

You seem to be more confident in NEC, mainly because they published ?

How many qu-bits could NEC obtain, and what do they forecast for the future ?

From what I understand, they use similar principles as D-Wave ?

Bertrand

 

[Bertrand]

I read through D-wave website.

The thing seems really serious. They say they will provide computing power by the end of 2007. They also provide quite an elaborate API.

I don't think this could be a mystification. Within 6 months, we should know if we are living a true revolution or not.

Bertrand