Can We Build a Quantum Computer?

Can we build Classical Control Circuits for Silicon Quantum Computers?

Many who propose quantum computing technologies focus on the quantum datapath without addressing the complexity of the classical control. We investigate the complexity of control for a specific technology, namely the Kane silicon quantum computer. We show that the pulse sequences required to effect one of the simplest operations – two-bit swap – poses a significant challenge to scalable impleme...

We Can Build the Future

Can we build a conscious machine?

The underlying physiological mechanisms of generating conscious states are still unknown. To make progress on the problem of consciousness, we will need to experimentally design a system that evolves in a similar way our brains do. Recent experimental data show that the multiscale nature of the evolving human brain can be implemented by reprogramming human cells. A hybrid system can be designed...

Can We Build Artificial Stem Cell Compartments?

Animals carry stem cells throughout their entire life, from embryogenesis to senescence. Their function during development and adulthood consists basically of forming and sustaining functional tissues while maintaining a small self-renewing population. They reside in a complex three-dimensional environment consisting of other nearby cells extracellular matrix components, endogenous or exogenous...

Can We Build a Truly High Performance Computer Which is Flexible and Transparent?

State-of-the art computers need high performance transistors, which consume ultra-low power resulting in longer battery lifetime. Billions of transistors are integrated neatly using matured silicon fabrication process to maintain the performance per cost advantage. In that context, low-cost mono-crystalline bulk silicon (100) based high performance transistors are considered as the heart of tod...