Caltech team sets record with 6,100 qubit array

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• lumen@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I can’t make out what number is displayed. Does that mean I need glasses?

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  • derpgon@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    No, but you might be colorblind

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    • lumen@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Oh right, that’s what those tests are about.

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• wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  At that size it should be capable of solving significant problems, but there absolutely no mention of what it could be applied to.

  Whilst building it is interesting and an achievement, it’s greatly diminished if nobody does anything with it.

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  • montechristo@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The achievement in question is the preparation of the neutral atoms, which realize qubits, on this grid. Controlling the placement of such a large number of individual atoms with just light is a somewhat recent breakthrough that is now maturing.

    Addressing the atoms and letting them interact is an entirely different beast, but the prerequisite of placement is just as important.

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• PattyMcB@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Priorities, amirite?

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