Comments on: Nanotechnology-enabled quantum computing may fuel a security race

By: Matt Cuttler

Matt Cuttler — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:24:16 +0000

I wanted to introduce you to Nanotechnology Dashboard and Resources on Academic Room: http://academicroom.com/discipline/411476 – Please provide us with you suggestions for improvement.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:46:09 +0000

The fastest way I can think of to squash innovation in a field such as quantum physics would be to place research under the aegis of national security, I believe that would be a very bad idea. How, for example, can we expect quantum information theory to flourish if all research in the field is classified? That doesn’t make much sense.

How does the author reach the conclusion that the exchange of information via quantum entanglement is secure BTW? I didn’t have an opportunity to read the Chinese paper.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:02:47 +0000

Typical tiny “tin” response ref: Tim Says.
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I think your to related to tiny tin & anti-may.

Think Alvin Steinberg should use Wikileaks if he has to portray nanotech as in part a security race, he will get more coverage.

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Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:29:20 +0000

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By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:30:01 +0000

Don’t tell Obama! He’ll make sure we lag behind! What a treasonous lout!!!

By: willis

willis — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:57:09 +0000

“If the Chinese or other anti-west countries get nanotech before the US, then it’s game over.”

So not true. We have the brilliance of President Obama to direct our every activity. This advantage of our Dear Leader is too great to be overcome with mere gimicks of physics.

By: quantumresearcher

quantumresearcher — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:01:30 +0000

the US has no high level, over-reaching research program for quantum information science. the funding sources are disparate and lacking. IARPA don’t fund gov’t research, DARPA has the QuEST and InPho programs, but there is not one HUGE pot of money to do both basic and applied research with. the europeans, canadians and chinese are kicking our asses. a colleague of mine recently returned from a trip to a foreign university. they have brand new equipment and money being thrown at them. whereas we, in in the country’s top gov’t lab, struggle to find money and qualified US born scientists. if ever there was a need for a manhattan project type funding drive, it’s with quantum information science.

By: Frank Bolander

Frank Bolander — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:39:28 +0000

Congress being forward looking and pro-American?! I don’t think so. The US would spend more on worthless Welfare than anything else. Now nano-Government cheese, they’d go for that.

Let’s not forget that a corollary to this idea is that the students and universities will rally to the call. They are much more interested in Snooky than quantum entanglement. Culturally, the US is bored with being innovators — American Idol narcissism is the all the rage now.

So sad since the West has done this already more than a decade ago albeit at “lab distances” and I am suspicious of the distance advertised by the Chinese.

But if it’s true. Bye bye the West. I can see organized crime and Wall Street funding this stuff more than Congress.

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Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:02:13 +0000

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By: James Gentile

James Gentile — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:37:58 +0000

Yes, that’s an excellent idea. I’ve been saying for years as much. If the Chinese or other anti-west countries get nanotech before the US, then it’s game over.