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What is a quantum computer? - New Scientist
In a quantum computer, the basic unit of memory is a quantum bit or qubit. Qubits are made using physical systems, such as the spin of an electron or the orientation of a photon.
IBM will release the largest ever quantum computer in 2025
2024年12月30日 · IBM is planning to build the largest quantum computer so far, by linking together smaller machines to create one with a recording-breaking number of quantum bits, or qubits. The firm’s first ...
Record-breaking quantum computer has more than 1000 qubits
2023年10月24日 · The world’s first quantum computer to exceed 1000 qubits has more than double that of the previous record holder, IBM’s Osprey machine, which has 433 qubits.
Is Google's new Willow quantum computer really such a big deal?
2024年12月9日 · Google has unveiled a new quantum computer called Willow that excels at a benchmarking problem, but it still isn't clear whether these machines can serve a practical purpose
Quantum computers get automatic error correction for the first time
2025年1月9日 · For example, they might create an autonomous quantum clock or design a quantum computer with other functions automatically driven by temperature differences. Journal reference Nature Physics DOI ...
Quantum computers: The world's first buyers' guide
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Advanced quantum computer made available to the public for first …
2022年6月1日 · A quantum computer that encodes information in pulses of light has solved a task in 36 microseconds that would take the best supercomputer at least 9000 years to complete. The researchers behind ...
IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head …
2023年6月14日 · They compared the performance of IBM’s Eagle quantum computer, which contains 127 quantum bits, or qubits, with that of a supercomputer at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.
Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum …
2024年3月4日 · Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free calculations. A total prize fund of $5 million will be split into a grand prize of $3 million shared between up to three winners, $1 million ...
Are quantum computers now advanced enough to need operating …
2024年12月18日 · A quantum computing start-up is developing its own operating system to run quantum machines, akin to Microsoft Windows or macOS on a standard computer. The hardware for quantum computers has ...