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Australian Researchers Devise Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer

Posted by timothy on from the majority-rules dept.

schliz writes "Researchers have devised a theoretical quantum computer that could function even if one in four qubits were missing. The design is claimed to be the first that tolerates both qubit loss and decoherance to this extent. It performs calculations by measuring, rather than manipulating qubits, so there are fewer points of failure."

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  1. In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have devised a theoretical hyperdrive that could work even if one out of every four of the reverse power flux couplings were on the fritz.

    Alas, my discovery didn't make the front page of /., because I am not Australian.

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