Quantum pc product of 6 super-sized atoms might imitate the mind

Simulations of a quantum pc product of six rubidium atoms recommend it might run a easy brain-inspired algorithm that may be taught to recollect and make easy selections

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

A quantum computer constructed utilizing large atoms managed by laser gentle could also be sufficient to mimic some capabilities of the mind, comparable to reminiscence and decision-making.

Rodrigo Araiza Bravo at Harvard University and his colleagues used pc simulations to indicate {that a} new sort of quantum pc could possibly be constructed out of rubidium Rydberg atoms. These atoms are super-sized in diameter as a result of a few of their electrons orbit the nuclei at a big distance, and they’re extraordinarily delicate to gentle so will be …