“Introducing Willow, our new state-of-the-art quantum-computing chip with a breakthrough that can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits, cracking a 30-year challenge in the field," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an X post on 9 December. Unlike conventional computers that use binary digits, quantum computers use ‘qubits’ and are therefore that much more powerful. According …
Australian researchers have unveiled an invention being hailed as "the first decent pick and shovel" in the "gold rush" to develop large quantum computers. Key points: A new kind of chip that works in ultra-low temperatures removes a major barrier to scaling up quantum computers Experts say it could lead to much faster quantum computers within the next few years …
