2. Quantum Computers
via thefutureofthings.com
Like nanotechnology, quantum computing involves manipulating energy and matter on the smallest of scales. The National Security Agency has high hopes for quantum computers to replace classical computers and is spending tens of millions of dollars to develop quantum code breakers.
As fast as current computers are, the complexity of modern encryption makes many codes virtually unbreakable today. Tomorrow’s computers will use a principle known as “quantum superposition.” This is the strange, but apparently true notion that an object exists in more than one place at the same time. This fact would allow these super computers to perform calculations “exponentially faster” than today’s best digital machines.
In theory, quantum computers would be capable of breaking any code no matter how complex.
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