A trio of separate research teams from three different continents published individual papers indicating similar quantum computing breakthroughs yesterday.
But only one of them heralds the onset of the age ofnuclear quantum computers.
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Themain reason given by these cynicsis usually because quantum systems are incredibly error-prone.
Not anymore?
In fact, its worth noting that all three teams shared various resources for help facilitate each others research.
So what?
But here in 2022 were not talking about being able to flip a switch and do quantum calculations.
Were talking about cutting-edge computation systems that require enormous resources to pull off incredibly specific feats.
You cant just upload a neural connection to a quantum computer and expect to act like its been supercharged.
And, right now, scalability is the single largest hurdle standing in the technologys way.
The solution?
Its actually fairly simple.
All three teams are trying to put qubits on a silicon chip.
After all, if theres anything we know how to scale, its silicon-based technologies.
While you dont operate the electron, those nuclei safely store their quantum information.
Is that safe?
We exploit atoms to doall kinds of thingsthat dont involve blowing up entire cities.
Its likely just as safe as using lasers to create qubits out of light, maybe even safer.
At the end of the day this is all exciting news.
Its rare to see a peer-reviewed quantum computing breakthrough because the field is incredibly challenging.
Getting three in the same day is a eureka moment in its own right.
But, if we take these papers as a proof-of-concept for the future, things look incredibly bright.
