ShortForNothing
ShortForNothing t1_ivue4hh wrote
Reply to comment by upyourego in IBM says its future is in quantum-centered supercomputing and plans to have the 4,000 qubit 'System Two' online by 2025, stitching three together for a 16,000 qubit machine soon after. It uses chip to chip communication to allow them to work in concert for more rapid scale-up. by upyourego
I understand that to be an industry leader you kind of need to go in hard and early, but is QC still a solution without a problem? Or perhaps, the computing power hasn't reached "useful" level yet? This is in no way trying to downplay the potential future applications, but the article doesn't touch on what applications IBM is banking on here that would make them want to go all-in. Maybe there aren't any anticipated uses they are looking at and are still in the exploratory stage; I'm simply curious.
Watson seems to come to mind as a Solution in search of a Problem that IBM thought was going to be the focus and ended up being massively scaled back (granted, Watson is finding niche use and success, but it's not the breakthrough success IBM hyped up).
ShortForNothing t1_izg33kx wrote
Reply to US researchers have created metamaterials that move in response to ultrasound. They say it could provide a mechanism for movement in robots that would not require them to have an onboard power source. by lughnasadh
If the first one isn't called the MK1 UltraSound then I'm going to be slightly disappointed.