The processor uses qubits that can be measured without error and are resistant to outside interference, which the company ...

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With its ‘topological’ quantum computers, Microsoft aims to reach useful scales faster than competing technologies ...

Microsoft is claiming to have created a topological qubit—something engineers have been trying to achieve for years.

Leading theoretical physicist, John Preskill, said Microsoft had yet to release any performance data to back up its claim.

Majorana 1 relies on ‘topological superconductivity,’ a never-before-seen theoretical form of matter.

Microsoft says it has developed a breakthrough quantum processor based on a new state of matter, giving it a clear path to ...

Quantum computing stocks advanced on Thursday after Microsoft launched a new chip that indicated the technology is not ...

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

The company said it created a “new state of matter” that represents a major advance for quantum computing. But physicists who ...

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

Its Majorana 1 chip, made of a new material, can perform high-level computing tasks with greater speed and accuracy, ...