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Microsoft’s new Majorana 1 chip is built using a new type of matter that is not solid, liquid, or gas Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) just announced it made a quantum computing breakthrough.

Microsoft says it has developed a breakthrough quantum processor based on a new state of matter, giving it a clear path to achieve quantum computing’s long-term promise of solving some of the ...

Microsoft sidesteps that pitfall by implementing a “digital switch” to couple the ends of a nanowire (where Majoranas reside) to what’s called a quantum dot.

Should You Invest in Quantum Computing Stocks? Quantum computing promises to revolutionize industries by solving complex ...

Microsoft started going down this road nearly 20 years ago, and that research has now yielded what looks like a significant quantum-computing breakthrough. The Majorana 1 chip contains eight ...

Microsoft and Atom Computing say they've reached a new milestone in their effort to build fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Microsoft is announcing a new Majorana 1 processor that’s part of a quantum computing breakthrough. Researchers have spent 17 years to reach this milestone.

Quantum computers are currently limited to labs, but with future use in cybersecurity and finance, Microsoft wants to be prepared.

Even for a Majorana-based quantum computer, such as the one announced by Microsoft, one operation—known as T-gate—won’t be achievable without errors.

Quantum computing is getting there. After years of slow but steady development to create a useful quantum computer that can outperform classical machines, ...

Microsoft started going down this road nearly 20 years ago, and that research has now yielded what looks like a significant quantum-computing breakthrough.