Microsoft just claimed a quantum breakthrough. A quantum physicist explains what it means
- Written by Stephan Rachel, Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
Microsoft says the Majorana 1 processor is a 'transformative leap toward practical quantum computing'.MicrosoftResearchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores information in an exotic state of matter, in what may be a significant breakthrough for quantum computing.
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