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Peter Ray Allison

UNCOVERED: Building quantum supercomputers scientists connect two quantum processors using existing fiber optic cables for the first time | History Defined

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Scientists in the U.K. have successfully connected two separate quantum processors, paving the way for a quantum internet and, potentially, quantum supercomputers.

Increasing the number of quantum bits (otherwise known as qubits) in a quantum computer has proven challenging, as quantum computers are "noisy" — they are sensitive to any interference from heat, movement or electromagnetism and fail much more often than bits in classical computing.

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