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Our team also takes a wider look at computing, delving into the history of computers, the auctioning of a microchip that birthed modern computing, quantum computers and a computer chip that can think like a human brain. Our expert writers and editors will guide you through the past, present and future of computers with the latest computing news, features and articles.
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Future quantum computers could use bizarre 'error-free' qubit design built on forgotten research from the 1990s
Qubits can be made by floating a suspended electron over a pool of liquid helium rather than being embedded them a solid-state crystal — which leads to impurities and errors.
Weird magnetic 'skyrmion' quasiparticle could be used as a bit in advanced computing memory
Scientists want to replace electrons with so-called 'nanobubbles' — or skyrmions — to store data more densely and efficiently in advanced memory components that would replace RAM and flash storage.
Intel unveils largest-ever AI 'neuromorphic computer' that mimics the human brain
Intel's Hala Point neuromorphic computer is powered by more than 1,000 new AI chips and performs 50 times faster than equivalent conventional computing systems.
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Why quantum computing at 1 degree above absolute zero is such a big deal
Operating at even marginally warmer temperatures means quantum computers could be much easier to operate — and much more widely available.
New York college becomes 1st university with on-campus IBM quantum computer that is 'scientifically useful'
IBM's latest System One quantum computer is based at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and is the 1st IBM quantum machine to be installed at a university campus in the U.S.
Error-corrected qubits 800 times more reliable after breakthrough, paving the way for 'next level' of quantum computing
Scientists used a technique called 'active syndrome extraction' to build four logical qubits from 30 physical ones and run 14,000 experiments without detecting a single error.
The 7 most powerful supercomputers in the world right now
Supercomputers play a vital role in scientific discoveries — from helping us forecast climate change to discovering new drugs. We've rounded up the top fastest on the planet right now.
What is quantum computing?
Reference Quantum computing opens the door to ultra-powerful machines that can perform calculations that would take supercomputers millions of years.
Computing 'paradigm shift' could see phones and laptops run twice as fast — without replacing a single component
By letting different processing units — like GPUs, NPUs and hardware accelerators — work in parallel, rather than in sequence, systems can be up to twice as fast and consume 50% less energy.
