16 Qubit Quantum Computer to Debut on Feb 13th; 20 Years Ahead of Schedule

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer. They also used the two-qubit superconducting chip to successfully run elementary algorithms, such as a simple search, demonstrating quantum information processing with a solid-state device for the first time.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer. They also used the two-qubit superconducting chip to successfully run elementary algorithms, such as a simple search, demonstrating quantum information processing with a solid-state device for the first time.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US, have demonstrated sustained, reliable information processing operations on electrically charged atoms (ions), thus raising prospects for building a practical quantum computer. The new work overcomes significant hurdles in scaling up ion-trapping technology from small demonstrations to larger quantum processors.

July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Tel Aviv University researcher has claimed that the first quantum computer could overnight threaten our security and our data. Dr. Julia Kempe, of Tel Aviv University's Blavatnik School of Computer Science, says that these new computers, still in the theoretical stage, will be many times more powerful than the computers that protect our data now.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - A team of scientists has designed a system that can fire barrages of entangled photons with machine-gun regularity, and can power quantum computers in the future. Existing methods of producing entangled photons tend to spew out photons more or less randomly, according to Terry Rudolph at Imperial College London.

September 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications like a quantum computer. Quantum dots-often called artificial atoms or nanoparticles-are tiny semiconductor crystals with wide-ranging potential applications in computing, photovoltaic cells, light-emitting devices and other technologies.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Physicists have found that lasers can be used to drastically prolong the shelf life of quantum bit memory, the 0s and 1s of quantum computers, by 1,000 times. These precarious bits, formed in this case by arrays of semiconductor quantum dots containing a single extra electron, are easily perturbed by magnetic field fluctuations from the nuclei of the atoms creating the quantum dot.

June 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards long-sought-after quantum technologies, including super-powerful quantum computers and ultra-precise measurements. The Bristol Centre for Quantum Photonics has demonstrated precise control of four photons using a microscopic metal electrode lithographically patterned onto a silicon chip.

June 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian scientists have developed a new method for transmitting data with light that may lead to the development of teleportation technology and super-fast quantum computers. According to a report in www.news.com.au, the research team, from the Australian National University, developed a new approach to generating quantum entanglement in beams of light using only two parts.

July 29th, 2006 She awakes early on the morning of April 10, 2030, in the capable hands of her suburban Chicago apartment. All night, microscopic sensors in her bedside tables have monitored her breathing, heart rate, and brain activity.

June 3rd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft said Tuesday that it will debut its new operating system Oct 22 as it seeks to block a growing challenge from Google, Apple, and the open-source Linux operating system. The world's largest software company is releasing Windows 7 just 33 months after launching Windows Vista which has been widely panned for its demanding hardware requirements and slow response time.

July 31st, 2009 'Last Lecture' prof's program to be updatedPITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University will release an updated version of the animation-based software developed by late "last lecture" professor Randy Pausch to teach computer programming. Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor and pioneer of virtual reality research, was involved with the Alice software project.

July 8th, 2009 Some recent international cyber attacksA look at some known international cyber attacks in recent years: —In April, a former U.S. government official said that spies had hacked into the U.S.

May 16th, 2006 Ten commandments for computer security: Thy shall create strong passwords Thy shall use good antivirus software Windows users shall regularly update critical updates Thy shall download online forms after verifying URL https:// or forms with lock icons Thy shall use secure shell (ssh or sftp) for file transfers Thy shall not open unnecessary emails Thy shall regularly back up important files Thy shall set a password protected screen saver to activate after 10-15 minutes Thy shall shutdown thine computer at night Thy shall schedule monthly scanning of hard disk Heavily modified from BSNL list (by email).

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