It’s part of a quickening effort to make quantum computers practical for everyday use.
“Lots of advantages to small footprint sensors, particularly distributed quantum sensors.”
Shrinking the Gap
The key to making a more practical quantum computer is partly about size.
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Most quantum computers require specialized cooling equipment to bring qubit arrays to extremely low temperatures.
However, more practical uses for quantum mechanics in gadgets may be using quantum principles such asentanglement and superposition.
Using quantum computers, better smartphone batteriesboth lighter and with a higher energy capacitycan be created.
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