IBM has built the world’s largest fridge for quantum computers – New Scientist

A fridge for quantum computers built by IBM is a hundred thousand times colder than outer space and could eventually house quantum computers with 4000 qubits

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Metal plates inside the fridge help draw heat away from the centre

Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

In the Hudson Valley, an hour’s train trip away from New York City, I am struggling to move a big, curved piece of metal. It’s at the front of a large cylindrical machine at least twice the size of me. IBM physicist Pat Gumann lends a helping hand and, together, we get it done. Closing the door of the world’s largest quantum computer fridge is no joke.

Quantum computing relies on keeping things cold. The …

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