Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.
Microsoft Says It's Made a Major Quantum Computing Breakthrough With New Chip
Its Majorana 1 chip, made of a new material, can perform high-level computing tasks with greater speed and accuracy, Microsoft says.
Quantum computing stocks rise as Microsoft's new chip heats up debate over technology
Quantum computing stocks advanced on Thursday after Microsoft launched a new chip that indicated the technology is not "decades away" as stated by the top boss of AI chip bellwether Nvidia.
Microsoft Claims Quantum Computing Breakthrough by Creating New State of Matter
The tech giant’s researchers say the advance could lead to vastly more powerful computers.
Microsoft: New Chip Means Quantum Computing Is 'Years, Not Decades' Away
The breakthrough with Majorana 1 comes after a nearly 20-year quest to harness a new state of matter, which Microsoft says it has now done with its 'topological superconductors.'
Microsoft unveils quantum computing breakthrough
Microsoft said Wednesday it has developed a computer chip based on a new "topological" state of matter — not solid, liquid or gas — that it expects will underpin exponentially faster and more powerful quantum computers "within years,
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