The IBM Quantum Experience...quantum computing goes Live ...quantum computing just became a viable reality w/ this a 'First-Ever' operational open-source platform/tool for public research & education usage. Though likely still a few years off in terms of everyday usefulness, this is still a Big Day in computing history: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/49661.wss *IBM PR http://www.research.ibm.com/quantum/ *Quantum Experience website http://domino.watson.ibm.com/library/cyberdig.nsf/1e4115aea78b6e7c85256b360066f0d4/6640cdc627cae3cc85256e7f0055587f!OpenDocument *and QDots may-well[?] play a part in this venture, as indicated in this related (but dated...2004) IBM whitepaper on QDots in quantum computing. http://rigetti.com/about *also of interest; quantum computing spin-off in Berkeley w/ IBM alma mater w/ QDot ties (Chad Rigetti in particular)