Quantum Computing Thrives on Chaos

Embracing chaos just might help physicists build a quantum brain. A new study shows that disorder can enhance the coupling between light and matter in quantum systems, a find that could eventually lead to fast, easy-to-build quantum computers.

Quite a fascinating read. I've also had a feeling that chaos should be an integral part of computing. I think adding a bit of chaos to any computer system, no matter how complex, could be a good idea. It releases the force that tries to 'control' the system by letting chaos do most of it's 'dirty' work, which IMO is a brilliant design :)

Quantum computers promise superfast calculations that precisely simulate the natural world, but physicists have struggled to design the brains of such machines.

I am not really convinced that the natural world could be 'precisely' simulated by a machine, though a machine could come very close to its visual representation as perceived by a human.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/quantum-computing-thrives...