Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible?

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 10:37AM CDT

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People who thought the storyline in the Michael Bay Transformers Movie, where the Decepticons hacked the Pentagon computers using software that was based on Quantum Mechanics was too far fetched, might have to rethink that notion.

A news item has appeared on the website of The Science Daily, that claims that the premise of Quantum Computers is no longer the stuff of Science Fiction, but could soon become the stuff of Science Fact. Prem Kumar, the AT&T Professor of Information Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the director of the Center for Photonic Communication and Computing, and his research group are one step closer to realizing that technology. The group recently demonstrated one of the basic building blocks for distributed quantum computing using entangled photons generated in optical fibers.

Read the article for more details.

Credit(s): www.sciencedaily.com

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Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (676946)
Posted by crazyfists on April 10th, 2008 @ 10:42am CDT

im still waiting for my own minority report computer.

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (676955)
Posted by City Commander on April 10th, 2008 @ 10:48am CDT

The internet itself is to be upgraded too.

During their research into transfer bozons at CERN, the scientists needed a very quick-running program to help them track particle traces.

They called this program the grid, and it runs through optical fibres. Making it (apparently) 1000(0? Can't remember) faster than the internet.

It's thought that the grid could be layered over the internet, replacing it as the world wide communications network.

Ain't science the coolest?

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (676962)
Posted by Smokescreen85 on April 10th, 2008 @ 11:05am CDT

Aaah, the first step towards creating Skynet and the destruction of Humankind. :mrgreen:

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (676990)
Posted by Booda on April 10th, 2008 @ 11:37am CDT

Yes, yes, but where's my flying car?

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (676993)
Posted by Autobot Jazz on April 10th, 2008 @ 11:40am CDT

Booda wrote:Yes, yes, but where's my flying car?

I'm sure you'll find Tracks on e-Bay for a good price, don't worry.

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (677004)
Posted by City Commander on April 10th, 2008 @ 11:46am CDT

I am sure I read about Nasa producing a scooter capable of low-altitude flight last year.

To be totally honest, I thought that sounded like a total load of hoohah

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (677048)
Posted by dragons on April 10th, 2008 @ 12:38pm CDT

yes, but where's my flying car?

to busy trying to destroy the enimey and juat making new weapons of massdestruction and new concept vehicals that we will never see on the road if poeple were not to busy trying kill eachother making guns and new military we may have seen non flying concept on paper buy now and maybe working one in progress sometime in the 2000 something but its still somewhat possible still have a ways to go before it gets 3000 year.

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (677094)
Posted by Cheetron on April 10th, 2008 @ 1:19pm CDT

Smokescreen GT wrote:Aaah, the first step towards creating Skynet and the destruction of Humankind.

My biggest fear is now closer than ever. I guess it's time to build that fall out shelter after all.

So will this new computer eventually make everything else junk? And I'm betting it'll jack up prices on everything, kind of like the Ps3 and the XBox 360 did to video games.

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (677157)
Posted by ***Galvatron*** on April 10th, 2008 @ 2:17pm CDT

Smokescreen GT wrote:Aaah, the first step towards creating Skynet and the destruction of Humankind.

And the Matrix

Re: Quantum Computers from Transformers Movie Plausible? (677692)
Posted by astig on April 11th, 2008 @ 4:33am CDT

Booda wrote:Yes, yes, but where's my flying car?

"Flying cars" won't get around until 2015, at least in the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies...it'll probably be around when JAWS 19 is out in the cinemas ;;)