(Independent)
Quantum computers could finally be made at large scale after a number of major breakthroughs, the scientists behind them have announced.
The new research shows that it is possible to make robust and reliable silicon-based quantum computers, that would be compatible with the existing manufacturing technology we have.
Three separate papers in Nature together show that such silicon-based quantum processors are dependable and efficient enough that they could be made and used in the real world.
Each of the three papers show quantum computers that are more than 99.9 per cent error free, far above the 99 per cent threshold considered as the standard for fault-tolerant computers. As such, they could finally be ready to be used for actual applications.
“When the errors are so rare, it becomes possible to detect them and correct them when they occur,” said Andrea Morello from the University of New South Wales, the leader of one of those three pieces of research. “This shows that it is possible to build quantum computers that have enough scale, and enough power, to handle meaningful computation.”
Professor Morello’s is presented in Nature alongside another paper from a team in the Netherlands, and another from Japan.
Source: https://news.yahoo.com/quantum-computers-could-finally-made-160244845.html