Technology  October 25, 2023

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…

Lucas is an award-winning journalist who worked at news agencies from Maryland to Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.

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