A recent test in quantum computing showed that prototypes of quantum computers could out do a NASA super computer at certain processes. These consisted of a series of randomly generated circuits that the computers had to solve for. When the Super Computer could no longer solve the problems, the Quantum Computers answers were checked by a larger super computer, confirming it was able to correctly out solve previously unsolvable problems.
This project was worked on by both NASA and Google engineers. At Google, engineers have been researching into Quantum Computing since 2013, and have been improving their prototypes ever since. The engineers have taken research published by quantum physicists and computer scientists, and combined it in order to develop what we now have, a demonstration of a working Quantum computer.
The test is a huge step forward in the future of computing. This confirms that the processes and algorithms only theorized about the supremacy of Quantum Computing are true, and gives scientists and engineers the ability to test basic Quantum Algorithms on a real Quantum Computer. If Quantum Computing is able to develop to the point that Binary computers are at, computing power will increase exponentially.
My JPL group is similar to the engineers in this article, only better. While they just put together a working prototype, we have had one for almost a month, despite having significantly less people working on the project. Our group works seamlessly, with Gus cutting things, Nick drawing things, and me trying to stop everyone else from getting off task. This article does have talks of collaboration with other groups, something my group should try. Our group is almost finished constructing our final trebucet, and can then move on to testing. Some examples of productive activity are how we cut all of our pieces in one non-blocked period, finished our sketches in another and are going to assemble the whole thing in this week. I hate to say it, but we are the best JPL group of probably all time, and I love every moment of it, as it lets me get to pretend to be a worried parent, and and I finally get to sympathize with those who did not realize what they signed up for when they had a child.