Researchers claim quantum computing breakthrough, explain it using beer

Researchers at the University of Manchester say they have taken a step forward in the development of useful #quantumcomputers. A team from the university has shown that large molecules made of nickel and chromium could store and process information in the same way bytes do in standard digital computers. While standard digital computers organize and store information in the form of bits using long chains of 0s and 1s, quantum computers are designed around using qubits, which can be 1, 0, or any 'superposition' between those numbers at the same time. This should allow quantum computers to easily answer questions that today's computers find all but impossible (including potentially cracking strong encryption).

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