‘Pivotal’ quantum computing chip unveiled

A chip that experts have said could be “pivotal” to creating effective quantum computers has been unveiled.

Oxford Ionics has said its chip can be mass-produced and means the world’s first useful quantum computer could be built in three years time.

The new technology makes it possible to do very complex calculations extremely quickly and solve problems too difficult for regular computers.

University of Oxford Associate Professor of Quantum Computing Aleks Kissinger said the new chip was “very promising”.

Oxford Ionics said only one technology – trapped ions – has demonstrated the performance needed to build a useful quantum computer.

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