// Classical bits are black and white, quantum bits more complex. Quantum computers perform calculations by manipulating systems of quantum bits, or “qubits.” These qubits are intertwined, or entangled, with one another. This entanglement is what gives quantum computers their massive power — instead of just storing information in individual bits, quantum computers make use of the complex relationship that exists among all the qubits. As a result, for certain problems quantum machines can bring to bear exponentially more processing power than classical machines.
// Quantum-as-a-Service’. Quantum computing will enable us to achieve breakthroughs in biology, chemistry, physics, and cybersecurity. On the other hand, we are realistic enough to recognize that nation states will use quantum to break our public key crypto systems.
// Hydrodynamic quantum analogs. When a droplet bounces along the surface of a liquid toward a pair of openings in a barrier, it passes randomly through one opening or the other while its “pilot wave,” or the ripples on the liquid’s surface, passes through both. After many repeat runs, a quantum-like interference pattern appears in the distribution of droplet trajectories.
// A droplet bouncing on the surface of a liquid has been found to exhibit many quantum-like properties, including double-slit interference, tunneling and energy quantization.
// Influenza (flu) Virus. The virus’ hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) surface proteins are displayed in semi-transparent blue sticking out of the surface of the virus. On the inside of the virus, its ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) are shown in white with their coiled structures and three-bulbed polymerase complex on the ends.
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// Quantum entanglement is thought to be one of the trickiest concepts in science, but the core issues are simple: particles or points in a field, such as the electromagnetic field, shed their separate identities and assume a shared existence, their properties becoming correlated with one another’s.
