Microsoft Patents a Hybrid System That Uses Quantum Computers to Pick the Best Physics Solver
Microsoft's new patent describes a setup where a classical computer tries several approaches to a hard physics problem, then hands them all…
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Patent Targets Hidden Flaws That Cause Quantum Computers to Produce Wrong Answers
Quantum computers are only as good as the accuracy of their operations, and right now microscopic material defects are one of the…
Intel Patents a Self-Correcting Calibration Loop for Quantum Computer Qubits
Quantum computers are extraordinarily sensitive machines where the tiniest drift in a control signal can ruin a calculation. Intel's new patent describes…
IBM Patents a System to Split Its Number-Crunching Hardware Into Independent Work Zones
IBM wants quantum computers to stop sitting idle between jobs. A new patent describes a system that carves a single quantum machine…
Red Hat Files Patent for Automatic Quantum Program Rewriting Across Different Hardware
Every quantum computer speaks a slightly different hardware dialect — and Red Hat thinks the answer is a translation layer that rewrites…
IBM Patents a System That Predicts Quantum Computer Resource Needs Before Jobs Run
Running a program on a quantum computer is a lot like cooking a meal you've never made before — you're not sure…
IBM Patents an Interleaved Wiring Layout to Cut Signal Interference in Quantum Computers
Quantum computers are exquisitely sensitive machines — even a faint electrical signal leaking from one wire to a neighbor can scramble a…
IBM Patents a Physical Ball That Programs Quantum Computers by Rolling
IBM wants to let people program quantum computers by physically rolling a ball around — turning real-world movement into abstract quantum math.
IBM Patents a Two-Step Error-Correction Method for Quantum Computers
Quantum computers make mistakes constantly — and fixing those mistakes fast enough is one of the biggest unsolved problems in the field.…
IBM Patents a Split-Path Method for Reading Quantum Computer Bits
Reading the state of a qubit — the fundamental unit of a quantum computer — is one of the trickiest parts of…
IBM Patents a Way to Snap Quantum Computer Chambers Together Like Building Blocks
Quantum computers have to run at temperatures colder than outer space — and right now, that's a serious bottleneck on how big…
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