How we threw 10 quantum bit designs in the trash
The article outlines the creative process of visualizing a quantum chip, detailing discarded concepts and ultimately focusing on silicon-based qubits, with future parts promising a successful visualization of the quantum bit.
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The article discusses the creative process behind developing a short film focused on visualizing a quantum chip, specifically the quantum bit (qubit). The company aimed to highlight the beauty of deep tech, particularly in quantum technology. Initially, they explored various visual representations, starting with the 3D Bloch sphere, which was deemed inadequate. They then considered a spinning coin analogy to illustrate the concept of superposition but found it visually unappealing. Further discussions led to the idea of a "possibility cloud," representing the probabilistic nature of qubits, but this too was discarded for lacking substance. Eventually, they shifted to a more material representation using silicon, which is relevant to current quantum research. They created a visualization of a silicon-based qubit chip, appreciating its clean design and material relevance, but ultimately found it unsatisfactory due to technical limitations. The article sets the stage for future parts that will reveal the final successful visualization of the quantum bit.
- The article details the iterative design process for visualizing a quantum chip.
- Initial concepts included the 3D Bloch sphere and spinning coin analogies, both of which were discarded.
- The final design focused on silicon-based qubits, relevant to current quantum technology research.
- The company emphasizes the importance of both aesthetic appeal and scientific accuracy in their visualizations.
- Future parts of the article promise to reveal the successful visualization of the quantum bit.
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1 commentsThey started with a 3D Bloch sphere representation, and I was all "meh", but then they realized that the Bloch sphere wasn't the way to go, and I started to get excited. They get it, I thought. A Bloch sphere representation doesn't show the entanglements that are the heart of quantum computation. Are they going to find a new way to visually represent entanglement between multiple Bloch spheres? What is that going to look like? This could be really cool and I might actually learn something!
And then at each step of the design, they moved farther and farther away from the Qbit. At the end, the video was of a spinning wafer. It was a pretty spinning wafer, and definitely on-brand for Intel, but man, I was really kind of hoping it was going to go in a different direction. I guess I'm just not the target audience.
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