Why is quantum computing the next big leap for the computer industry?
1) “Research in both theoretical and practical areas continues at a frantic pace, and many national government and military funding agencies support quantum computing research to develop quantum computers for both civilian and national security purposes, such as cryptanalysis.” “If large-scale quantum computers can be built, they will be able to solve certain problems much faster than any of our current classical computers (for example Shor’s algorithm). Quantum computers are different from other computers such as DNA computers and traditional computers based on transistors. Some computing architectures such as optical computers may use classical superposition of electromagnetic waves. Without some specifically quantum mechanical resources such as entanglement, it is conjectured that an exponential advantage over classical computers is not possible.” “There are a number of quantum computing candidates, among those: Superconductor-based quantum computers (including SQUID-based quantum c
