>It is the first “full-stack” quantum computer built using standard chipmaking methods. In practice, that means it could one day be mass-produced, just like the processors that power smartphones.
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>Unlike many quantum computers, which need huge amounts of specialist equipment, this one fits neatly into three standard server racks, which are small enough to run in a data centre.
SeoulGalmegi on
>UK start-up builds first quantum computer using standard chips
Oven? Home fries? Wedges? What’s ‘standard’ these days?
wkavinsky on
Important to note it’s being made with standard chip *production* methods, not standard computer chips, which would be impossible. (In this case, it’s a silicon substrate rather than the more . . . exotic materials used currently).
Whoever the fuck is copy-editing the Times needs another job.
I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS on
This is fantastic news. Now I just hope we actually nurture it here rather than selling it to Microsoft or whatever at the earliest opportunity.
lewis56500 on
Can someone ELI5 why quantum computing is a big deal? Not very technologically literate these days.
Is the long story short that it’s essentially faster at processing than regular computers?
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Genuinely an insane achievement.
>It is the first “full-stack” quantum computer built using standard chipmaking methods. In practice, that means it could one day be mass-produced, just like the processors that power smartphones.
>
>Unlike many quantum computers, which need huge amounts of specialist equipment, this one fits neatly into three standard server racks, which are small enough to run in a data centre.
>UK start-up builds first quantum computer using standard chips
Oven? Home fries? Wedges? What’s ‘standard’ these days?
Important to note it’s being made with standard chip *production* methods, not standard computer chips, which would be impossible. (In this case, it’s a silicon substrate rather than the more . . . exotic materials used currently).
Whoever the fuck is copy-editing the Times needs another job.
This is fantastic news. Now I just hope we actually nurture it here rather than selling it to Microsoft or whatever at the earliest opportunity.
Can someone ELI5 why quantum computing is a big deal? Not very technologically literate these days.
Is the long story short that it’s essentially faster at processing than regular computers?