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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Microsoft Patents a Way to Shrink the Math Behind Quantum Computer Simulations
Simulating a quantum device on a classical computer is brutally expensive — the math blows up fast. Microsoft's new patent describes a…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Measure How Well-Protected Its Quantum States Really Are
Before you can build a topological quantum computer, you need to know exactly how 'protected' your quantum states really are — and…
Google Patents a Way to Stop Quantum Bits from Accidentally Talking to Each Other
One of the nastiest problems in building a quantum computer isn't making qubits — it's stopping them from accidentally talking to each…
Google Patents a Double-Ended Qubit Readout That Extracts Two Results at Once
Every time you measure a qubit in a quantum computer, the act of measuring disturbs it — so knowing what state the…
IBM Patents a Flux-Tunable Superconducting Switch for Quantum Signal Routing
Routing signals inside a quantum computer is one of the messiest unsolved problems in the field — and IBM thinks a tiny…
Google Patents a Flux-Based Readout System for Superconducting Qubits
Reading out a qubit's state without wrecking it is one of quantum computing's hardest plumbing problems. Google's new patent proposes using a…
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