Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Greatest Tragic Hero of Physics

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Henning Dekant

Although widely admired and loved, in the end he died like so many who came to extremes of fame or fortune – estranged from family and separated from old friends. The only person to witness his death in exile was … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Einstein, Popular Science | 1 Comment

Quantum Computing – A Matter of Life and Death

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Henning Dekant

In terms of commercial use cases, I have looked at corporate IT, as well as how a quantum computer will fit in with the evolving cloud computing infrastructure.  However, where QC will make the most difference -as in, a difference … Continue reading →

Posted in D-Wave, Popular Science, Quantum Computing | 4 Comments

How Did Physics Become So Strange?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Henning Dekant

Let’s start with a quiz: Undeservedly the first man made it onto the top ten BBC Millennium list (10th) while arguably James Clerk Maxwell, the gentleman to the right, considerably improved the lot of humanity.  He changed physics forever, single-handedly undermining the very … Continue reading →

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Analog VLSI for Neural Networks – A Cautious Tale for Adiabatic Quantum Computing

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Henning Dekant

Fifteen years ago I attempted to find an efficient randomized training algorithm for simple artificial neural networks suitable for implementation on a specialized hardware chip. The latter’s design only allowed feed-forward connections i.e. back-propagation on the chip was not an option.  The idea … Continue reading →

Posted in D-Wave, Quantum Computing | 2 Comments