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Quantum Technologies Are Speeding to Commercialization

Eric Mounier

Published Nov 6, 2020• 2 citations
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Abstract We are now commencing the second quantum revolution when engineering is needed to develop future quantum systems! With multiple 2019 announcements related to quantum computing, the path to a universal quantum computer has become a bit easier. But the question is still the same: when will universal quantum computers be available?
DOI
10.1002/phvs.202070608

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