Atom Computing’s record-breaking quantum computer built in Boulder

BOULDER — The first commercial quantum computer to exceed 1,000 qubits was built in Boulder.

California-headquartered Atom Computing Inc., which opened a Boulder research and development center last year, says it has developed a 1,225-site atomic array populated with 1,180 qubits in its next-generation quantum computing platform that will be released in 2024. 

The achievement “marks an industry milestone toward fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of solving large-scale problems,” Atom said in a news release Wednesday.

Quantum theory attempts to explain the behavior of matter at atomic and subatomic levels. Applications of quantum science could revolutionize the way humans discover new drug…