3 Breakthroughs Showing Quantum Computing is Closer Than Initially Thought
Quantum computing has long been described as a technology perpetually a decade away from practical relevance. However, recent advancements in the technology may bring quantum computing to bear sooner than projected. Three areas of recent progress tell that story: hardware stability, real-world problem-solving, and the resource requirements for error correction. In each, results have arrived sooner than most of the research community predicted. For starters, continued research into quantum computing has made the technology more stable over time. Qubits are the computing units of quantum machines, capable of representing multiple states simultaneously rather than being limited to a binary value. That capability enables computations classical systems cannot match, but qubits are highly sensitive to interference and can…
