Chinese scientists are one step closer to a future large-scale quantum computer – after building the world’s largest quantum simulation machine based on the “trapped-ion” technique, praised by one academic journal reviewer as “a milestone to be recognised”. The breakthrough was achieved under the leadership of Duan Luming, a quantum physicist renowned for his pioneering …
Kong Weicheng, a researcher at Origin Quantum, told mainland media outlets that because quantum processors, or quantum chips, had to operate at ultra-low temperatures close to absolute zero (-269 degrees Celsius or -452 Fahrenheit), the module must first be able to insulate heat. On top of that, it also needed to provide a high-speed, stable …
Quantum computing surpasses classical computing in both speed and memory usage. It opens a way to make predictions of physical phenomena which were previously impossible. Quantum computing is often seen as a paradigm shift from classical or conventional computing. Conventional computers use bits (0 or 1) to process information. On the other side, quantum computers …