How Would A Quantum Computer Work

Well first of silicon conductors will only get us so far, not only that but silicon is unstable at the molecular level. This type of computing is called classical computing and it can only get us so far into our adventure in technology. The real game-changer is quantum computing, this is tapping into the quantum mechanical (which I'll make a post about later) properties of materials. These types of computers would make today's biggest and most powerful computer look like a four function calculator(yes, that bad). There are labs across the planet are getting past theorizing them and are now working on the first building blocks of the first quantum computers.

Like their classical cousins, the quantum computers rely on units of information or bits. These bits, what are they, well there are basically are a bunch of 0 or 1's that to a computer is real information. All of your data, MP3s, your texts, your documents, even your Tumblr, are just lines of 0s or 1s. The quantum version for the bit is called a qubit. The qubit can exist as either a 0, a 1, or in a state of superposition, which means it is both 0 and 1 at the same time. Bits on the other hand can either be 0 or 1.
This means a lot since they can be both conditions or position, this means the computer can be over twice as fast maybe even 10 times as fast. Now that does mean a lot. This might seem basic but that is only because we have only just begun out journey with quantum computing.

IBMs 2-D Superconducting Qubit (Quantum Bit) Mounted on a Chip

String Theory Made Simple

Think of a guitar string that has been tuned by stretching the string under tension across the guitar. Depending on how the string is plucked and how much tension is in the string, different musical notes will be created by the string. Similarly in String Theory elemental particles are like the musical notes. However in String Theory the strings aren't on a guitar (for obvious reasons) they are floating in space-time. String Theory is meant to be a theory of Quantum Gravity. This means that the strings have to be about a millionth of a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a centimeter. The strings are so tiny that we can't see it with today's technology. So to conclude string theory physicist are trying devise a way to test the theory than looking for little strings which can't be seen.