Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

IBM quantum computer solves classically intractable problem in 15 minutes


IBM and University of Chicago researchers have completed a quantum computation that leading classical methods could not practically reproduce. The system used 70 error-corrected logical qubits and finished the task in roughly 15 minutes while also providing statistical evidence that the result was reliable.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on ScienceDaily

Read more on:

Photo of IBM

IBM

Photo of Quantum Computer

Quantum Computer

Photo of Minutes

Minutes

Related news:

News photo

A few minutes of freezing can change the fate of iron in nature

News photo

Scented cleaners can create nanoparticles that reach deep into the lungs within minutes, tiny-home experiment finds

News photo

Japan’s first full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer “Shunkai” is operational