With Its Majorana 1 Quantum Chip, Microsoft Is Taking Quantum Computing a Giant Step Forward.
Close-up on the coming topoconductor revolution.
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In fact, in the last few hours, some of you may have missed a major announcement made by Microsoft in the field of Quantum Computing. I'd like to take you back to Microsoft's latest announcement concerning the Majorana 1 Quantum Chip.
Majorana 1 is a revolutionary quantum chip powered by a topological core. This innovation is based on a new class of materials called topoconductors. Topoconductors enable stable, scalable qubits - the fundamental units of quantum computing.
A topoconductor is a newly designed material that behaves like a superconductor but with quantum stability. It allows the creation of Majorana particles, which is crucial for the construction of topological qubits.
In short, all you need to remember is this:
Topoconductors = Superconductors 2.0
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What is a Majorana particle?
It's a special kind of quasiparticle, first theorized by Ettore Majorana in 1937, and unique in that it's its antiparticle. It is both matter and antimatter. It exists only in special quantum states and possesses “non-Abelian” properties.
If you swap two Majorana particles, the system “remembers” the swap and can be used for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
A new state of matter?
Traditional matter exists in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms (plasma, BEC, and others also exist). Microsoft's new state enables the creation and control of Majorana particles. These particles are essential for the production of reliable qubits.
How does Majorana 1 differ from other quantum chips?
Most of today's quantum computers use superconducting qubits (like those from Google and IBM). The problem? They're fragile. The qubits must remain in a state of superposition to function.
But even the smallest disturbance (heat, radiation, or noise) can cause errors. This leads to “quantum decoherence”, meaning that information is lost before calculations are complete.
Microsoft's Majorana 1 chip solves this problem using topological qubits.
What makes topological qubits unique?
Instead of storing information in a single point, topological qubits diffuse information throughout a quantum system. This makes them much more resistant to errors because even if part of the system is disrupted, the whole qubit does not collapse.
The main breakthrough lies in Majorana particles. Their exotic quantum states naturally protect qubits from interference. Think of them as a braided rope: if you only have one thread and it breaks, it's useless. A braided rope is much stronger and more resistant to damage.
What are the potential applications?
With the possibility of integrating up to a million qubits on a single chip, we could soon be seeing:
Drug discovery and personalized treatments.
Cryptography, security protocols, and new encryption methods.
Design of super materials with novel properties.
How long before we have a real-world impact?
That's all well and good, but when are we going to see any real impact on real-world use cases? Until now, it's been pretty much accepted that the quantum revolution is decades away. Microsoft is shaking things up here. Microsoft suggests that practical quantum computing applications are “years, not decades away.”
Challenges remain, such as testing, scaling up production, and reducing costs. But with Majorana 1, we've now taken a quantum leap of several decades.
It remains to be seen how the main leaders in quantum computing will react to Microsoft's announcement, given that Google and IBM are also heavily invested in this field, which is shaping up to be The Next Big Thing. Whose next big announcement?
For those who still doubt it, banking systems, but also the Bitcoin system, should already be actively preparing for it, because given the speed at which progress is being made, we'll need to be ready by 2030 probably, if not before ...
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