In a remarkable achievement, engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have successfully operated quantum processors at temperatures 20 times warmer than previously possible. This groundbreaking development paves the way for more powerful, cost-effective, and energy-efficient quantum computing systems.
The research, conducted under the umbrella of UNSW spin-out Diraq, demonstrated the viability of ‘hot qubits,’ a concept previously thought to be theoretical. Qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information, can now function at temperatures above one Kelvin, approximately -272 degrees Celsius.
