Chapter 87: "Island" Plan
"For example, if we produce a kind of food by hand to sell, we need to clean the food first, then sterilize it, cut it into small pieces, and finally put it into packaging bags to complete the whole process."
“For each step, you need to wait until the previous step is completed before you can proceed.”
"What if we can make this process more efficient? We can use a factory assembly line approach to perform the steps of cleaning, disinfection, cutting and packaging at the same time. This is parallelization in time."
"Similarly, higher efficiency can be achieved through spatial parallelism."
"Like traditional computers, we can only cram data into the processor one group at a time. Quantum computers, on the other hand, can stack multiple groups of data together and cram them in at once. This is why quantum computers can calculate so quickly."
Han Shubin explains knowledge in a very easy-to-understand way, and even cutting-edge knowledge does not feel obscure at all.
"We now have two main research directions regarding quantum computers."
"The first direction is optical quantum computers. For example, Jiuzhang-2 can solve specific problems a billion billion times faster than classical computers."
"The advantages of this type of quantum computer are fast calculation speed and relatively low energy consumption, but so far, they cannot be generally programmed."
"The second direction is superconducting quantum computers. For example, Wenyuan-2 can calculate certain problems 10 million times faster than the fastest classical computer."
"Although the computing speed is not as fast as that of optical quantum computers and it requires more energy, it can be universally programmed and is more practical."
Hearing these terrifying numbers, Xu You found it a little hard to imagine.
Whether it is 10 million times or 100 billion times, it sounds like a huge number.
"So far, China is the only country that has achieved quantum supremacy in both superconducting quantum bits and photon quantum fields. Such achievements are enough to excite us. But we must also admit that all current quantum computers cannot really enter the practical road. There are even some civilian scientists who think that the entire field of quantum computers is just ."
Hearing this, the people in the conference room couldn't help but laugh at themselves.
In fact, many scientific researchers have experienced this kind of sound.
What is the use of these things you study?
Since it is of no use and requires such a high amount of funding for research, it would be better to donate the money to the poor people at the bottom of society so that they can live a better life.
But in fact, before each technology is officially applied, no one can guarantee how much application value it will have.
If we give up research because we are worried that it has no application value, the country's entire scientific and technological level will never develop.
"To be honest, I can't guarantee that quantum computers will have great application significance in the future. But I am still quite confident that within four to five years, quantum computers in China will be able to enter the initial practical stage."
"Of course, this also requires the joint efforts of many scientific researchers. Everyone here has research fields related to quantum computing. If you are willing, you can join the 'Island' quantum computer project."
When hearing about the new project "Island", everyone's attention became more focused.
"The 'Island' quantum computer is China's next quantum computer project, which aims to create the world's first quantum computer that can be truly put into use. This will require a lot of technology. Professors who are willing to join the project can come to the front and sign their names after the meeting. After that, we will formulate a general direction for each experimental group."
"The improvement of China's scientific and technological level requires our joint efforts. I hope that one day, we can truly stand at the top of the world's science and technology."
After listening to this meeting, most of the participating scientific researchers expressed a positive attitude towards participating in the "Island" plan.
On the one hand, everyone hopes to make their own contribution to the country's cutting-edge technology.
On the other hand, as a scientific researcher, who doesn’t want to take on more projects?
What’s more, it is a national-level project.
No matter how you consider it, this is something that is very worth joining.
After discussing with the people around him, Wang Xiangwu also decided to join the "Island" plan.
Like Wang Xiangwu, many professors also came forward to sign their names.
When Wang Xiangwu came back, Xu You discovered that there was someone he knew next to him.
It was Professor Qiao Sen.
Wang Xiangwu was about to introduce Qiao Sen to Xu You, but Xu You took the initiative to say, "Teacher Qiao, you are here too?"
"Haha, Xu You, I didn't expect you to be here today. You should be the youngest person in the entire venue today, but your contribution to the 'Island' project in the future may be very great."
Seeing Qiao Sen and Xu You chatting, Wang Xiangwu asked:
"Why, you two have known each other for a long time?"
"I guess so. When Xu You participated in the physics competition training, he used an advanced solution from the mathematics competition for one of his problems. Cao Quanli didn't call it right, so he asked me to take a look. At that time, I thought this kid was very special. I didn't expect that later, Xu You not only won the first place in IPhO, but also published a paper in PRL so early. It turns out that my vision is correct."
"Haha, I wanted to introduce you to Xu You, but it seems unnecessary. Let's go, let's go have a meal together."
"Okay, then I'll invite the people from our group too. It's my treat this time!"
"Oh, how can that be possible? I'll treat you!"
Zhao Weijia and Xu You, who were attending the meeting with Wang Xiangwu, were naturally also called to the dinner.
Except for Zhao Weijia and Xu You, the rest are basically professors and associate professors at Ji University.
Xu You really didn't know what to say in front of all the professors, so he could only nod and smile apologetically.
Fortunately, there are people like Zhao Weijia, who is also a younger generation, to accompany Xu You, so that Xu You doesn't feel too lonely.
At the dinner table, the professors talked about the recent meeting and the "island" quantum computer project.
"I didn't expect that HUST would undertake such a large project this time. It seems that they are really determined to put quantum computers into practical use."
"To be honest, I think the previous quantum computers didn't have much practical significance, but they cost a lot of money. I don't know if this time, they can come up with anything."
