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Mathematics Skills More in Demand Than Ever

Friday, January 13th, 2006

And just when you thought math was on the downhill..!!

knownsense writes

“Business week has a nice article (feel good, low on detail, vague numbers) on the rise of maths and mathematicians in a world that is increasingly obsessed with statistics, advertising, search engines, and algorithms. The article also deals with issues of privacy. How has mathematics, statistics and other number driven aspects of life impacted you in the last decade?”

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First Quantum Chip Created

Friday, January 13th, 2006

Wired News brings an article about the first quantum microchip.

University of Michigan scientists have created the first quantum microchip, which could be a giant stride in the race to produce a new generation of brawny, super-fast computers.

Working with individual ions is key to building powerful computing machines that will exploit quantum physics — instead of transistors — and trump the power of today’s most powerful supercomputers.

So, on a semiconductor chip roughly the size of a postage stamp, the Michigan scientists designed and built a device known as an ion trap, which allowed them to isolate individual charged atoms and manipulate their quantum states…

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