On February 19, 2025, Microsoft announced its first quantum processor, Majorana 1. This processor will enable the reliable generation of quantum bits, the building blocks of quantum computers.

Microsoft's recent announcement of the Majorana 1 quantum processor, a topological qubit-wielding breakthrough so bold it's designed on physics that aren't fully established yet, has come under ...

The nanowire (green) where the Majorana quasiparticle was captured and measured. Source: Hao Zhang, QuTech. Quantum computers hold the promise of the so-called quantum supremacy, which is the ability ...

Microsoft (MSFT) has unveiled its new Majorana 1 chip, a breakthrough in quantum computing technology that signals practical quantum machines could be available in "years, not decades." The chip, ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores ...

Microsoft (MSFT) on Wednesday announced a new kind of quantum computer chip that it says will make quantum computers useful in years, rather than decades in the future. The chip, called Majorana 1, ...

US tech giant Microsoft on Wednesday introduced Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum processor built on topological qubits, marking a major milestone in quantum computing. The company believes this ...

For years, predicting when quantum computing would become practical has been difficult, largely because of fundamental challenges that had no clear solutions. Those timelines may need to be advanced ...