00:00Quantum computing is no longer a thing of science fiction, and just this week Microsoft
00:08has introduced the Majorana 1, the world's newest generation of quantum computing chip.
00:13The new chip boasts the first ever topoconductor, which is a new material capable of enabling
00:17stable and scalable qubits. Much like semiconductors which enabled modern computing, topoconductors
00:23could scale quantum systems to a million qubits. The whole thing is also managed digitally.
00:28Rather than by previous analog iterations. So what does this mean for computing? Well
00:32to provide a comparison, a million qubit quantum computer could outperform all classical computers
00:37combined. For research and problem solving, this would mean that computations that would
00:41take traditional computers decades to solve would only take years with a single quantum
00:45system. Researchers say this could mean finally figuring out how to break down microplastics
00:50and solve the carbon pollution situation. Or building new enzyme based solutions for
00:54health and agriculture. Meaning coupled with AI, this new chip could usher in a new age
00:59of computing.
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