{"id":12589,"date":"2023-02-14T14:48:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T14:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1394169"},"modified":"2023-02-14T14:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T14:48:34","slug":"scientific-breakthrough-could-take-us-closer-to-impactful-quantum-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12589","title":{"rendered":"Scientific breakthrough could take us closer to impactful quantum computers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw-blurple?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F02%2FUntitled-design-2023-02-14T144314.799.jpg&amp;signature=55e60c405cb35896045261929513fe69\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>In a world first, scientists from the University of Sussex and <a href=\"https:\/\/universalquantum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Universal Quantum<\/a>, a spin-off of the university, have demonstrated that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2022\/vibrating-atoms-qubits-0126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">quantum bits<\/a> (qubits) can directly transfer between quantum computer microchips.<\/p>\n<p>This breakthrough is expected to overcome a major obstacle in building quantum computers that are large and powerful enough to address the crucial societal challenges they\u2019re envisioned to: from medicine development, to the creation of new materials and climate change solutions.<\/p>\n<p>To address these issues, experts <a href=\"https:\/\/avs.scitation.org\/doi\/full\/10.1116\/5.0073075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">estimate<\/a> that millions of qubits are required \u2014 a number currently out of reach, with existing quantum computers operating on the 100-qubit scale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\" readability=\"0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/conference?utm_source=TNW+Website&amp;utm_medium=tnw_website_in_article&amp;utm_campaign=in-_context_article_ads\" data-event-category=\"Article\" data-event-action=\"In Article Block\" data-event-label=\"Discover the future of tech!\" target=\"_blank\" readability=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<h4>Discover the future of tech!<\/h4>\n<p>Join us at TNW Conference June 15 &amp; 16 in Amsterdam<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs quantum computers grow, we will eventually be constrained by the size of the microchip, which limits the number of quantum bits such a chip can accommodate,\u201d Winfried Hensinger, Professor of Quantum Technologies at the University of Sussex and Chief Scientist and co-founder at Universal Quantum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/news\/article\/59995-sussex-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-developing-quantum-computers-that-can-solve-big-challenges-of-our-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a solution, the research team developed a novel technique, named \u201cUQ Connect.\u201d This method enabled the researchers to use electric field links that allow qubits to move from one <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/quantum-computers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quantum computing<\/a> microchip module to another with record-breaking speed and accuracy. Specifically, the researchers were successful in<span> transporting 2,424 ion qubits per second with a 99.999993% success rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew a modular approach was key to make quantum computers powerful enough to solve step-changing industry problems. In demonstrating that we can connect two quantum computing chips \u2014 a bit like a jigsaw puzzle \u2014 and, crucially, that it works so well, we unlock the potential to scale up by connecting hundreds, or even thousands of quantum computing microchips,\u201d Hensinger added.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Quantum, which was recently named one of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iop.org\/about\/awards\/2022-iop-award-winners#gref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> 2022 Institute of Physics winners<\/a>&nbsp;in the Business Startup category, has now been awarded \u20ac67 million from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to build two quantum computers that will deploy the new technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DLR contract was likely one of the largest government quantum computing contracts ever handed out to a single company. This is a huge validation of our technology. Universal Quantum is now working hard to deploy this technology in our upcoming commercial machines,\u201d Dr Sebastian Weidt, CEO and co-founder of Universal Quantum, and Senior Lecturer in Quantum Technologies at the University of Sussex, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/news\/article\/59995-sussex-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-developing-quantum-computers-that-can-solve-big-challenges-of-our-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the full research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-022-35285-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/scientific-breakthrough-closer-to-impactful-quantum-computers\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world first, scientists from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum, a spin-off of the university, have demonstrated that quantum bits (qubits) can directly transfer between quantum computer microchips. 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