The latest quantum computer is a billion times faster than a PC

The latest generation of quantum computers, a joint development of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Canadian Quantum Computing Institution, was presented.

The principle of operation of the structure, which is still operating only in laboratory conditions, is fundamentally different from that of conventional processors. Not millions of silicon transistors work together here, but the various magnetic states of the atoms are responsible for storing the data and processing it. The central processing unit is not a silicon wafer but a liquid.

Even though quantum computers are still in the early stages of their evolution, the new type is already a billion times faster than a traditional personal computer.

According to researchers, the machine can scan the entire amount of data on the Internet in a fraction of a second, even though it is already about petabytes (million gigabytes). You already know that even the most secure encryption can be cracked in a matter of seconds with a quantum computer.