Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip based on an innovative topological core architecture. This technology promises to make quantum computers capable of solving complex industrial problems a reality in a matter of years, rather than decades.
The chip takes advantage of the world’s first topoconductor, a revolutionary material that makes it possible to observe and control Majorana particles to generate more reliable and scalable qubits, fundamental in the construction of quantum computers.
According to Microsoft, just as the invention of semiconductors drove the development of smartphones, computers and other electronic devices, topoconductors and the new generation of chips they enable represent a path to quantum systems scalable up to a million qubits, capable of addressing the most demanding industrial and societal challenges.