Here’s a Blueprint for a Practical Quantum Computer - IEEE Spectrum

Here’s a Blueprint for a Practical Quantum Computer
 - IEEE Spectrum

“Like solving a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded”

Building a practical quantum computer — one that could solve intractable problems such as designing optimal batteries or predicting how certain proteins fold — will require a number of engineering feats, says quantum-computing system architect Richard Versluis. It will require sophisticated non-quantum systems to keep the quantum layer running correctly without actually observing its delicate quantum states, which would cause the computation to fail. “Controlling a quantum computer is a lot like solving a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded,” says Versluis.

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