Microsoft and Quantinuum announce breakthrough in quantum technologies

Microsoft and Quantinuum have announced that they have revolutionised the way quantum computers are made commercially available by improving them for greater reliability.

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According to Microsoft and Quantinuum, this achievement is the result of intensive research and development in the field of quantum technologies.

So-called qubits are a fast but finicky unit in quantum computers. They create errors in the data if the computer makes the slightest mistake. To solve this problem, researchers often create more physical qubits than necessary and use error-correction techniques to get a smaller number of reliable and useful qubits.

This success is an important step in the competition between tech giants such as Microsoft, Alphabet Google, and IBM for superiority in quantum machine development. Quantum computers have the potential to perform complex scientific calculations in a much shorter time, opening up new opportunities in many fields, from science to business.

Despite the breakthrough, researchers acknowledge that much work remains to be done to achieve the full functionality of quantum computers. However, this success provides a positive incentive for further research and development.

Source: Reuters