Millions of dollars have been spent building quantum networks in many countries around the world in recent years. On the other hand, a Dutch invention could advance major advances and unlock possibilities in computing that are impossible to implement with current web applications.
Scientists from the University of Delft in the Netherlands recently Created A quantum modem that allows quantum devices to communicate. According to the inventors, this quantum converter may soon become an indispensable component of quantum computing. With the help of investors, 2 million euros (700 million HUF) will be spent on “getting” the technology out of the university’s laboratory, and the result: Start up QphoXFrom three co-founders to a crowded team. The company is currently in talks with a number of quantum computer companies to conduct further tests and hopefully create the quantum internet, a network that allows quantum devices to exchange specific information in an environment that takes advantage of the strange laws of quantum mechanics.
What kinds of information can we exchange with quantum?
In the quantum world, data can be encoded into quantum bits, which are created with a quantum computer. The quantum internet, in a simple sense, involves sending quantum bits over a network of several physically separate quantum devices. Central to quantum communication is the fact that quantum bits that exploit the fundamental laws of quantum mechanics behave very differently from classical bits. A quantum bit, also known as a qubit, in quantum information theory refers to the basic unit of information, or in quantum computers, the equivalent of a bit. The kvantumbitek Although they cannot be used to send data that we know, such as emails and WhatsApp messages, their special “behavior” opens up enormous possibilities in other applications.
A quantum internet could break through
Cybersecurity is one of the most exciting ways a quantum internet can achieve a breakthrough, as the security of most classic communications today relies on an algorithm to generate keys. Therefore, researchers are working to make this communication process “quantum”, which, hopefully, makes the hacker’s attack impossible.
In addition, with the quantum internet, it will be possible to accelerate a massive amount of data exchange and to conduct large-scale experiments or computational experiments in the natural sciences. Quantum computers are faster than even the best supercomputers that exist today. The vast majority of scientists agree that the quantum internet is undoubtedly a long-term project, but it promises invaluable scientific results.
Companies like IBM and Google are currently competing to make as many quantum computers as possible, and more recently IBM AdvertiseTo build a 1,000-bit quantum computer by 2023. Google said in response that it would build one million quantum computers within 10 years.
