Material Discovery: Topological Materials Applied to Quantum Computing.

Material Discovery: Topological Materials Applied to Quantum Computing. U.S. Department of Energy, Berkeley National Laboratory.  The realization of so-called topological materials — which exhibit exotic, defect-resistant properties and are expected to have applications in electronics, optics, quantum computing, and other fields — has opened up a new realm in materials discovery. Several of the hotly […]

Topological Superconductor Wanted

Topological Superconductor Wanted Decoherence, the inability of photons to maintain superposition (ergo, being unable to retain usefulness to quantum computing), is a major hurdle in the road to quantum computers. This team of researchers suggests they have an alternative — Majorana fermions hosted on a superconductor. Read on to this latest development and possible new […]