There is a shift coming in the very nature of computing which is being led by the likes of quantum physicist Michelle Simmons. Michelle wants you to put the binary world of ones and zeros on the shelf for a moment, as she introduces you to the idea of computing with atoms.
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Quantum Computation
Michelle Simmons
TEDxSydney 2012 · 26 May 2012
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