Author: Kimberard

General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Recently expressed serious concerns About China Report test Hypersonic missile: “I don’t know if this is a man-made satellite moment, but I think it is very close to that moment. It caught our attention.” Maybe it should be, but General Milly may have missed the real 21 Century version of the satellite moment: China claim A huge breakthrough in quantum computing.

it is Inside baseball For those of us who are neither computer experts nor quantum physicists, let us say this: the country/company that dominates quantum computing will dominate, full stop. Including medical care.

I will not pretend to know quantum computers or try to explain how they work, but they are “traditional” computers, just as they are calculators or abacus. They are much faster-like a quantum leap faster-and can perform calculations quickly, even if they exist, traditional supercomputers will take centuries to complete. For example, think you have an unbreakable password? Unless you have the fastest quantum computer, think again.

Global Times Report A Chinese research team has implemented a 66-qubit programmable superconducting quantum computing system that is 10 million times faster than the fastest supercomputer and 1 million times faster than the previous fastest quantum computer, Google’s Sycamore.And, by the way, China has a second A quantum computer that uses photons (light) instead of electricity and is “1 septillion faster than the fastest existing supercomputer in the world.” according to To Xinhua News Agency.

Hey, look, there is a hypersonic missile over there!

skeptic quibble Speed ??comparison-a lot depends on the problem and the way the computer is programmed-but, as IFL Science wrote“… Regarding sampling, it seems that quantum computers are finally significantly better than traditional options.” Bill Fefferman, Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago, Tell China-Germany: “Early experiments show that this technology is expected to solve very interesting problems that cannot be solved by the classics.”

Google is not standing still. This summer it used Sycamore Create a “time crystal”“A new form of matter does not seem to obey the second law of thermodynamics (that is, entropy always wins). What this means for quantum computing, or more generally physics, is not yet clear, but it is a major breakthrough.

At the same time, Amazon and California Institute of Technology Working together Establish a new branch of AWS Quantum Computing Center on the campus of California Institute of Technology. The common goal is to “create quantum computers and related technologies that have the potential to revolutionize data security, machine learning, medical development, sustainable practices, etc.” This is the first such corporate partnership of the California Institute of Technology.

California Institute of Technology professor Oskar Painter is also the head of quantum hardware at AWS. He emphasized that quantum computers are still in their early stages: “If we only accept today’s ideas and continue to advance, we will create the dinosaurs of quantum computers.” California Institute of Technology Professor Fernando Brandão, who is also the head of quantum algorithms at AWS, said: “A new paradigm has emerged in the field of computing. This is not just about making our current computers faster or better. At least for the past 50 years we have been seeing . This is about building a whole new kind of computer.”

Nadia Carlsten, Product Lead, AWS Center, Looking for, I should say, quantum breakthrough: “Quantum algorithms that are most likely to have a significant impact, such as in manufacturing or pharmaceutical industries, cannot be solved by simply extending today’s quantum technology.”

IBM Also did Quantum computing is a major focus, statement Quantum computing “is about to trigger a paradigm shift.” Microsoft with Intel Also betting on quantum computing, more professional companies such as Cambridge Quantum Computing, D wave, with Calculate rejection.

Medical care is an important reason. Read any article about the potential impact of quantum computing. Healthcare is always listed as one of the top two or three industries it will affect ( army, Of course, is another common). For example, the AWS announcement mentions “drug development”, China-Germany Just published”Eight ways quantum computing will change the world“Listed “New Drug Discovery” as #1.

The article points out: “However, quantum computers have the potential to solve molecular simulation problems in minutes… This means that life-saving drugs that currently take an average of 10 years to market can be designed faster — and more cost-effective.”

David Cowan is one of Rigetti’s main investors, explain arrive Forbes Kevin Dowd Why is he so passionate about quantum computing: “I mean, in a nutshell, cure cancer.”

Mr. Dodd went on to elaborate:

Perhaps the most exciting application of quantum computing is in medicine. There are trillions of atoms in every cell, and there are trillions of cells in the human body. They are constantly interacting and performing biological dances. Current superconductors are very powerful machines, but they cannot achieve this kind of arrangement.

This will not happen overnight. Quantum computers are not very stable, not very flexible, and not very usable. Your local hospital or team of doctors may have more immediate problems. CIO of a hospital Tell Becker Hospital Reviews: “I predict that it may take another 3 to 5 years of hardware and subsequent application innovation to develop a quantum computing ecosystem that is truly beneficial to the healthcare industry.”

This may be a safe bet, but switching to a new technology within 3 to 5 years means that most health organizations need to start researching it 3 to 5 years ago. To be sure, large medical insurance companies and huge medical systems such as the Mayo Clinic or the Cleveland Clinic are already considering this issue.

If you believe that big data, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, the Internet of Things, or the confidentiality of patient records will play an important role in healthcare-I certainly believe-then quantum computing will also become important. Do you think the “Internet” you know and rely on now? We may be in the early days of quantum computers, but people are already working on “How much internet. “

The world will change, and quantum computing will make many things that change it possible. Healthcare should treat the latest developments as satellite moments.

Kim was the former head of e-marketing of the main Blues project and the late editor Tincture, Is now a regular THCB contributor.