Microsoft Majorana 1: What is it, how it works, what it means for you, and everything else explained

At the World Governments Summit in Dubai last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that quantum computers are what AI was for us 10 years ago. Microsoft says a quantum computer with a million qubits would be far more powerful than all the world’s current computers put together. As Microsoft and other tech companies break down the problems and limitations of building quantum computers, let us breakdown for you everything you need to know about the Majorana 1 quantum chip. Majorana 1 is Microsoft’s first quantum chip that incorporates a new type of material called a topoconductor, also known as topological superconductor. But Microsoft does say that Majorana 1 will help “realise quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.” Other tech leaders also predict practical usefulness of the technology to be years away.