Quantum computing: ‘Fluxonium’ is the longest lasting superconducting qubit ever


Fluxonium qubits may make quantum computer systems extra helpful

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A superconducting qubit, or quantum bit, has damaged the document for a way lengthy it could actually keep its quantum properties. Extending this time will make future quantum computer systems extra helpful.

Step one in constructing a quantum pc is selecting easy methods to make its key elements, known as qubits. One well-liked selection, championed by analysis labs and business gamers equivalent to IBM and Google, is the transmon superconducting qubit. However like all qubits, these can turn into ineffective at storing and processing data after a …

Article amended on 25 Could 2023

We clarified that fluxonium is the longest enduring of the superconducting qubits