Quantum computing

The application of quantum physics to computer science. The goal is to engineer a quantum computer that would be many orders of magnitude more powerful than electronic microchip technologies. This would be a calculating device utilizing the quantum properties of particles. Groups of particles may provide increases in calculating power, allowing computations to be performed for any problem and simulations. New extensions to the 0/1 binary representation, which allow simultaneous parallel calculations, are possible using quantum properties. Information at this scale may be measured in quantum bits. The major obstacle is decoherence- disruption resulting from interaction with the environment.