Project funding of Physics for quantum computers suitable for everyday use
In the field of quantum computers, another step towards commercialization could soon be achieved. So far, quantum computers have been very unsuitable for widespread use because of their size and strong cooling requirement. This is about to change, as researchers from the Chair of Applied Physics at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have now received research funding of €900,000 to research QuBits of a promising class of materials. The more stable QuBits, developed on the basis of topological insulators, should be able to operate at higher temperatures than -273 °C and still be electrically controllable. If this succeeds, smaller quantum computers with their multiple computing power would be easier and more environmentally friendly to integrate into everyday devices.