Saturday 4 August 2018

Quantum computers really suck at being perpetual motion machines


An international team of physicists recently published research indicating quantum computers aren’t the way to go for those hoping to break the second law of thermodynamics, the one that says there’s no free lunch in the universe. Perpetual motion has long been the dream of those of who don’t want to do any work but still want to reap the rewards of a job well done. If you can imagine a machine that requires no fuel to run, or a motor capable of producing an electromagnetic current without consuming any resources, you can see why scientists have pursued perpetual motion…

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https://ift.tt/2OamJa9 Tristan Greene August 03, 2018 at 03:00PM

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