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HEADLINE: LogOn: How Can Quantum Science Benefit Society?
TEASER: Experts weigh in on the limitless potential of quantum science
PUBLISHED AT: 09/12/2023 at 8:45AM
BYLINE: Julie Taboh
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER:
VIDEO EDITOR: Adam Greenbaum
ASSIGNING EDITOR: Stearns
SCRIPT EDITORS: Stearns, Mia Bush
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TRT: 01:57 and 2:00
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EDITOR NOTES: There is also a Web version of this story, released August 6))
((INTRO))
[[Unlike most computers today, the potential of quantum computing seems unlimited. What little we already know about this emerging technology is just the tip of the iceberg, experts say. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.]]
((Courtesy: Oppenheimer/Universal))
((NATS – excerpt from “Oppenheimer” movie trailer. Oppenheimer: “I don't know if we can be trusted… with such a weapon.”))
((NARRATOR))
The blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” focuses on the work of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb.
Preparing for the film, director Christopher Nolan reportedly did some heavy research into quantum physics...
which “is the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level,” according to the California Institute of Technology and “aims to uncover the properties and behaviors of the very building blocks of nature.” ((end credit))
((Radio track: Olivia Lanes is the global lead of education and advocacy on the quantum team at IBM. She spoke with VOA via Skype))
((Olivia Lanes, IBM Quantum)) ((SKYPE))
“Quantum computing is, at its core, a new framework and a new way to do computations and perform algorithms.”
((NARRATOR))
Classical computers run on bits...
((Olivia Lanes, IBM Quantum)) ((SKYPE))
“And they can process information by translating everything into zeros and ones, and it runs on the laws governed by classical physics.”
((NARRATOR))
Quantum computers run on quantum physics…
((Olivia Lanes, IBM Quantum)) ((SKYPE))
“And instead of having binary bits, they have bits that can be put into superpositions of states, which means they're a little bit zero, and a little bit one at the same time.”
((NARRATOR))
Which means a quantum computer has the potential to be exponentially faster and better able to solve problems that could never be solved by a classical computer.
Lanes says quantum mechanics has already revolutionized technology in many ways, from the solid-state hard drives in our phones and laptops, to lasers and GPS.
This emerging technology can also be used to improve medicine, help with climate change, and in the development of faster ships, boats and airplanes that can travel longer distances, she says.
In the meantime, scientists at IBM and other tech companies are also working to build safeguards within their systems to protect against possible future cyberattacks and other potential national security threats by quantum computer hackers.
((Julie Taboh, VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateSeptember 22, 2023 14:54 EDT
Byline
Julie Taboh
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
