To bring these quantum materials to life, the researchers made a dancefloor (topological insulator) by creating a grid with pieces of blue and red tape.

Quantum states that arise and are maintained through the structure of the material used in qubits are called "topological excitations" and are significantly more stable and resilient than others.

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Researchers observe over a dozen never-before-seen quantum states in a unique quantum material. There are a seemingly endless number of quantum states that describe quantum matter and the strange ...

Microsoft is claiming to have created a topological qubit—something engineers have been trying to achieve for years. If it’s true, their new Majorana 1 chip could make quantum computing a ...

Microsoft today introduced Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that it expects will realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, ...

There are still a number of models, new quantum dynamics and difficulties that separate today's experimental systems from tomorrow's fully operational quantum computers.

Microsoft Corp. today debuted the Majorana 1, an eight-qubit chip that it touts as a major breakthrough in quantum computing.The processor is powered by quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes.

Microsoft says it's made a major breakthrough in quantum computing capabilities with Majorana 1, its first quantum chip, and the first of its kind to be powered by what are called topological qubits.