Quantum computinghas long been the stuff of dreams.
However, individual pieces of the puzzle are beginning to fit together at an ever-increasing pace.
The truth is, not a whole lot yet.
However, their potential is nothing short of, well, magical.
They could also literally break the internet on what isknown as Q-Day.
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So basically, the ultimate questions of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
But this is something like quantum utopia.
Quantum technologies, and in particular quantum computers, are still in their infancy.
It is considered a time of exploration and learning, more than one of actual commercial app.
We take it slow, but at a steady pace.
The quantum computing market, worth $9.3bn in 2022, isexpected to grow to $203.1bnby 2032.
Companies with significant quantum projects include tech giants like IBM, Google Quantum AI, Amazon, and Microsoft.
These are the golden chandeliers keeping the qubits chilled.
We are looking at how to build the scalability in terms of varying industrial needs, Geust adds.
Near-term quantum computer utility vs. million-qubit era
Other quantum hardware startups are also defining revenue generating applications.
Quantum education has historically been available to only very few physicists, Vartiainen says.
And this was fine, because not that many quantum physicists were needed.
But now things have changed, and very suddenly.
So we were building superconductor-based quantum computers.
But we also had this capability of doing semiconductor-based quantum processors or quantum computing devices, Majumdar says.
One thing is that its quite concentrated, IQMs Vartiainen says.
If you need a measurement facility for a specific, very niche measurement, you find it here.
And you dont have to go far, Majumdar says.
For its part, Bluefors works actively with universities and takes on many summer trainees.
Indeed, partnership seems to be the key also for solving workforce-related issues.
I think this is what anybody working with new technologies is experiencing.
Story byLinnea Ahlgren
Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023.
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