D-Wave demonstrates latest quantum computer prototype at SC07
The words "paradigm shift" don't do justice to the potential of quantum computing. Everyone agrees it's coming, and it's going to turn the industry, if not the entire world, on its ear. Well, it's here now, says D-Wave founder Geordie Rose, who demonstrated his company's latest prototype on the floor of SC07 in Reno, Nevada. The company is starting a new push to convince skeptics that their invention is real. But is the patent portfolio they're building the real prize?