IBM quantum computer passes calculation milestone

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Four years ago, physicists at Google claimed their quantum computer could outperform classical machines — although only at a niche calculation with no practical applications. Now their counterparts at IBM say they have evidence that quantum computers will soon beat ordinary ones at useful tasks, such as calculating properties of materials or the interactions of elementary particles.

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Nature 618, 656-657 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01965-3

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