An anonymous reader writes: IBM said on Wednesday that it's giving everyone access to one of its quantum computing processors, which can be used to crunch large amounts of data. Anyone can apply through IBM Research's website
to test the processor, however, IBM will determine how much access
people will have to the processor depending on their technology
background -- specifically how knowledgeable they are about quantum
technology. With the project being "broadly accessible," IBM hopes more
people will be interested in the technology, said Jerry Chow, manager of
IBM's experimental quantum computing group. Users can interact with the
quantum processor through the Internet, even though the chip is stored at IBM's research center in Yorktown Heights, New York, in a complex refrigeration system that keeps the chip cooled near absolute zero.
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