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Who: Isaac �Ike� Chuang, associate professor at the MIT Media Lab�s new Center for Bits and Atoms.
Quantum Leap: Chuang, 33, built the world�s most powerful quantum computer, which uses the spinning nuclei of atoms to represent the 1s and 0s of binary code. Last fall, his 7-quantum-bit computer derived the prime factors of 15 (namely, 3 and 5). It was a baby step toward factoring prime numbers too big for conventional computers to handle, which would rewrite the rules of digital encryption.
Kid Stuff: He�s teaching MIT undergrads to program their own 2-qubit computers. �I�ve long wanted to reach out to undergraduates and share my excitement.� he says.
Midnight Confession: Quantum pioneers are working in the dark. �Nobody in this field really understands what�s going on,� Chuang says. �It defies intuition.�
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