Topological materials are revolutionizing semiconductor manufacturing, offering enhanced conductivity and efficiency for next ...

Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveils first-of-its-kind topological qubit, paving the way for a more fault-tolerant quantum computer In a leap forward for quantum computing, a ...

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Microsoft's recent announcement of the Majorana 1 quantum processor, a topological qubit-wielding breakthrough so bold it's ...

Physicists at the University of Cologne have taken an important step forward in the pursuit of topological quantum computing ...

Analysis pokes holes in protocol that underpins Microsoft’s claim to have created the first topological qubits.

Microsoft has developed the world’s first quantum computing chip called Majorana 1. The company says quantum computers are ...

Recently, a research team found a way to design a class of homochiral organometallic nanosheets that exhibit room-temperature multiferroic and topological nodes. Their study is published in Nano ...

But not just any quasiparticle will do. For topological quantum computing, Majorana particles—more specifically Majorana zero modes—are the tool of choice. Named for Italian physicist Ettore ...

Microsoft has long been working on an alternative that could cut down on the overhead by using components that are far more ...

There isn't yet a roadmap to show Microsoft can scale its chip to the million topological qubits required to make a working quantum computer.