"Data will be the world's most valuable natural
resource," IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said on stage
at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,
where the IBM Q System One was unveiled.
In January 2019, IBM has created IBM Q System
One, the world's first-ever circuit-based
commercial quantum computer.
IBM Q System One is a 20-qubit computer.
A qubit is another term for quantum bit, the
basic unit of information in a quantum computer.
Average computers store data in binary, as
either zeroes or ones -- Strings of ones and
zeroes represent numbers or letters, however,
quantum computers are much more powerful.
That's because they store data using qubits
which have a special property that allows
zeroes and ones to exist simultaneously.
This seemingly small thing gives quantum computers
the ability to do exponentially more calculations
at once, making them powerful enough for incredibly
complicated task, this is great and all but
Quantum computers have some downfalls.
They are extremely sensitive machines, the
slightest temperature change or vibration
can cause calculation mistakes; this is why
the integrated quantum computing system is
housed in a 9x9x9 ft air-tight glass cube
that properly maintains environmental variables.
Quantum computing requires extremely cold
temperatures, as sub-atomic particles must
be as close as possible to a stationary state
to be measured.
Quantum computers usually operate around -273
degrees Celsius, which is 0.02 degrees away
from absolute zero.
This computer isn’t anything special besides
being a big step in quantum computer’s research
and development, actually, your personal computer
is better at getting a lot more done than
this computer, but not for long.
Soon, Quantum computers will be able to find
cure for cancer, create unbreakable codes,
or even be able to predict the worst possible
outcomes before they happen!
This is the future!
