Remarkableriots Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-quantum-computers-can-operate-higher-temperatures Quote Quantum computing’s deep freeze is beginning to thaw. Computers that harness quantum physics could trump standard computers on certain types of calculations. But the machines typically work only at temperatures tiny fractions of a degree above absolute zero. Now, two teams of physicists report that they’ve created silicon-based quantum computers that work under warmer conditions. The devices operate more than a degree above absolute zero, the scientists report in two papers published in the April 16 Nature. Although still chilly, that temperature is much easier to achieve than the approximately 10 millikelvin (0.01 degrees above absolute zero) temperatures typical of a popular type of quantum computer based on superconductors, materials which transmit electricity without resistance. Current quantum computers top out at around 50 quantum bits, but scientists expect quantum computers will need millions of these qubits to perform some tasks. So scientists are working to scale them up. Simplifying the cooling process could help the computers grow. That’s because extremely cold quantum computers have an additional complication. The electronic components required to control the qubits don’t work under such chilly conditions, and need to be kept in a warmer location and connected to the quantum chip with wiring. That wiring would become unreasonably complex as quantum computers scale up. But with quantum computers that operate at these warmer temperatures, the qubits and electronics could be joined together, akin to the integrated circuits that helped make conventional computers increasingly powerful and ubiquitous. @Mr.Vic20 How soon do you get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Quote quantum computers that work under warmer conditions. The devices operate more than a degree above absolute zero I guess in the scheme of things that's a good deal warmer, but nothing I'd describe as being easily achievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 We're gonna need a lot of witches' tits to run these things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Remarkableriots said: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-quantum-computers-can-operate-higher-temperatures @Mr.Vic20 How soon do you get one? I have 50,000 of these in my ice palace on Mars. Oh, did I not mentioned I used these to solve the challenges of interstellar travel, Terra forming, and time travel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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