Microsoft has launched a new chip, Majorana 1, which is designed to enhance practical, fault-tolerant quantum computing. As the first quantum chip utilizing Topological Core architecture, it employs Majorana particles to create stable topological qubits that resist interference, known as noise. This innovative approach allows for the measurement of elusive Majorana particles, which are fundamental for functioning qubits. By stacking materials atom by atom, the Majorana 1 chip aims to achieve a million functional qubits, significantly advancing the capabilities and reliability of quantum computing.
In a regular chip the computation is done using electrons. We don't use electrons. We use majoranas for computing. It's [an] entirely new particle, it's half electron.
The goal was to coax new quantum particles called Majoranas into existence and take advantage of their unique properties to reach the next horizon of quantum computing.
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