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Science 20 April 2001:
Vol. 292. no. 5516, p. 419
DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5516.419
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QUANTUM COMPUTING:
Souped-Up Software Gets a Virtual Test

Mark K. Anderson

In theory, quantum computers can outpace conventional ones a billionfold, but how do you test a potential "killer app" for a machine that doesn't yet exist? If you have time, you can run it on machines that do exist. That's how researchers pitted a quantum algorithm against one of the toughest problems in computer science. In preliminary tests, described on page 472 of this issue, the algorithm racked up an encouraging virtual track record that left some scientists hankering for more.

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