Stochastism writes “In yet another small step toward realistic quantum computing Australian researchers have developed a light based 4-qubit quantum computer. It has already calculated the prime roots of fifteen, three and five. ‘The quantum circuit pioneered by the Queensland researchers involves using a laser to send “entangled” photons through a linear optical circuit … The Queensland research group acknowledged that the theorised code cracking ability of quantum computers may be why Australian quantum computer research is in part funded by a US government defence intelligence agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).’”
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