Promising progress in research into quantum computers more powerful than supercomputers

 



Scientists are one step closer to building 'quantum' computers that are said to be more powerful than today's most advanced  supercomputers and could change our lives.


Quantum computers use the unusual properties of atomic particles :


These quantum particles can exist in two different places at the same time and can surprisingly communicate with each other  despite the distance of millions of miles, meaning that what one is doing can be done by the other at the same time. 


A team at the University of Sussex has exchanged quantum information between two computer chips at record speed and precision.


Computer scientists have been trying to build an efficient quantum computer for more than 20 years. Companies like Google, IBM and Microsoft

have built simple machines. But Professor Winfried Hensinger, head of the research at the University of Sussex, says the new development paves the way for systems that can solve real-life problems that even today's best computers are unable to do.


Today's computers solve problems simply, one calculation at a time.


In the quantum world, particles can exist in two places at the same time, and researchers want to use this feature to build computers  that can solve multiple calculations or problems at the same time.


Quantum particles can surprisingly communicate with each other and copy each other's actions, even if they are millions of miles away  at the same time. And this feature can be used to build powerful computers.


A major hurdle so far has been transferring quantum information between two chips quickly and accurately, as doing so often results in degraded information quality and errors.


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