CREDIT: MICROSOFT
CYBER SECURITY
he race to build practical quantum computers has intensified as technology companies seek to overcome fundamental challenges in quantum physics.
These machines promise to solve complex problems in chemistry, materials science and drug development that remain beyond the reach of classical computers.
Yet whilst leading tech companies like Google and IBM have taken major steps in quantum computing advancement, including using superconducting circuits to create quantum bits and trapped-ion systems, these systems face challenges with stability and scalability that have limited their practical applications.
Now, taking the next step in quantum computing’ s evolution, Microsoft has unveiled a quantum processor that it says marks a shift in the development of large-scale quantum computers, but through a different technical approach.
Microsoft’ s Majorana breakthrough harnesses new material Microsoft’ s Majorana 1 chip uses a new architecture called Topological Core that Microsoft claims will enable quantum computers to tackle complex industrial problems within years rather than decades.
“ We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years,” Satya Nadella, Microsoft’ s Chief Executive Officer, says.
datacentremagazine. com 139