Microsoft has introduced a new quantum computing chip called Majorana 1, claiming it will facilitate the resolution of complex industrial problems much faster than previously thought possible. This development, based on a new topological conductor material, aims to revolutionize quantum computing similarly to how semiconductors transformed traditional computing. While experts acknowledge the potential for faster prototypes, more data is necessary to fully understand the chip's impact. Some industry leaders predict practical quantum computers might still be two decades away, raising questions about the long-term implications of Microsoft's latest research effort.
Creating quantum computers powerful enough to solve important real-world problems is very challenging - and some experts believe them to be decades away.
Microsoft says this timetable can now be sped up because of the "transformative" progress it has made in developing the new chip involving a "topological conductor".
Chetan Nayak, a technical fellow of quantum hardware at Microsoft, said he believed the developments would shake up conventional thinking about the future of quantum computers.
Jensen Huang... believed "very useful" quantum computing would come in 20 years.
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