Quantum computers - why would you want one?
Further reading
August 2009, pages 28-30
The little qubit that could (by Travis Taylor)
Describes the creation of a basic quantum computer by Australian scientists.
April 2008, page 6
Light dawns on the quantum age (by Stephen Luntz)
Outlines the commercial availability of individual photons of light.
April 2007, page 8
Ion trap for quantum computing
Explores the potential of ion traps to build quantum computers.
September 2006, page 6
Electron holes spin computers
Explores the field of spintronics.
6 June 2008
Curious 'quasiparticles' baffle physicists (by Jacqui Hayes)
Announces the discovery of ‘quasiparticles’ and their potential for quantum computers.
27 July 2007
New bits for qubits (by Heather Catchpole)
Reports on a novel method to generate qubits.
Jun/Jul 2007 pages 70-75
Confronting the quantum enigma (by Julian Brown)
Explores some of the puzzles in quantum mechanics.
4 June 2007
Quantum communication breaks distance record
Describes experiment on quantum communication with entangled photons.
15 May 2008, pages 294-295
Quantum information: An integrated light circuit (by Paul G Kwiat)
Describes development of integrated optical circuits.
23 March 2006
Contains a number of articles on the future of computing, including:
- 2020 Computing: Champing at the bits
- 2020 Computing: Milestones in scientific computing
- 2020 Computing: Everything, everywhere
- 2020 Computing: Exceeding human limits
- 2020 Computing: The creativity machine
A collection of articles on the quantum world is available.
19 September 2009, pages 42-45
Quantum computers (by Michael Brooks)
Reports on progress in development of quantum computers.
21 February 2009, page 20
Most powerful ever quantum computing chip in tests (by David Robson)
Reports on a more powerful quantum computing chip being tested in Canada.
1 October 2008, pages 40-43
Anyons: The breakthrough quantum computing needs? (by Don Monroe)
A technical article that explains developments in quantum computing relating to particles called anyons.
11 November 2007, page 16
Watchful eye keeps quantum computing on the boil (by Zeeya Merali)
Reports on a strategy to slow down the disentanglement of qubits.
10 November 2007, page 30-31
‘Quantum ATM’ rules out fraudulent web purchases (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Reports on the development of a quantum key distribution system.
13 September 2007, pages 30-31
Quantum threat to our secret data (by Saswato Das)
Investigates the ability of quantum computers to break the codes protecting our data.
1 September 2007, page 27
Blueprint drawn up for quantum RAM
Reports on research into quantum memory.
26 July 2007, page 19
Trick of light advances quantum computing
Reports on the development of quantum logic gates.
18 July 2007, page 28
Speed-of-light computing comes a step closer (by Saswato Das)
Reports on the development of an optical transistor.
9 June 2007, page 14
Quantum communication sets new distance record (by Saswato Das)
Reports on a new distance record in quantum communications.
9 May 2007, pages 32-36
Curiosity doesn't have to kill the quantum cat (by Amanda Gefter)
Looks at the development of an experiment to bring back Schrödinger's cat.
17 March 2007, pages 36-39
The illusion of reality in a quantum world (by Marcus Chown)
Examines the phenomenon of superposition.
4 August 2006, page 24-25
DNA processors cash in on silicon's weaknesses (by Tom Simonite)
Explores the potential of DNA computing to identify viruses or disease genes.
January 2008
Where is the quantum revolution? (by François Rebufat)
Reports on developments in quantum communications.
1 July 2005
What are the limits of conventional computing? (by Charles Seife)
Examines the limitations to computation.
11 August 2008, pages 44-51
Quantum computing with ions (by Christopher R. Monroe and David J. Wineland)
Describes the first steps toward building computers that use individual atoms to perform calculations.
March 2008, pages 50-57
The limits of quantum computers (by Scott Aaronson)
Explains the theory and limitations of quantum computers.
May 2007, pages 72-77
A do-it-yourself quantum eraser (by Rachel Hillmer and Paul Kwiat)
Provides an experiment that illustrates quantum erasure.
April 17 2007
Slideshow: Do it yourself quantum eraser (by Graham Collins)
A slideshow that supplements the article on quantum erasure.
March 2007
Ask the experts
Answers the question, 'Do the virtual particles in quantum mechanics really exist?'
April 2006, pages 41-47
Computing with quantum knots (by Graham Collins)
Explores an alternative way to build a quantum computer.
20 December 2004
Best-kept secrets (by Gary Stix)
Looks at the need for quantum cryptography to coincide with the development of quantum computers.
November 2002, pages 49-57
Rules for a complex quantum world (by Michael Nielsen)
Provides an overview of quantum mechanics.
Page updated December 2009.