{"id":539405,"date":"2023-01-14T18:56:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/quantum-computing-startup-eyes-mainstream-adoption\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T18:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T15:56:36","slug":"quantum-computing-startup-eyes-mainstream-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quantum-computing-startup-eyes-mainstream-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"#Quantum computing startup eyes mainstream adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af11edec0d47\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af11edec0d47\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quantum-computing-startup-eyes-mainstream-adoption\/#%E2%80%9CQuantum_computing_startup_eyes_mainstream_adoption%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Quantum computing startup eyes mainstream adoption&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/quantum-computing-startup-eyes-mainstream-adoption\/#Get_your_tickets_for_TNW_Valencia_in_March\" >Get your tickets for TNW Valencia in March!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CQuantum_computing_startup_eyes_mainstream_adoption%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Quantum computing startup eyes mainstream adoption&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum computing has immense potential but incredible complexities. While zealots claim it will <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20221014005367\/en\/Cancer-to-Be-Treated-as-Easily-as-Common-Cold-When-Humans-Crack-Quantum-Computing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cure cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/capabilities\/mckinsey-digital\/our-insights\/quantum-computing-just-might-save-the-planet\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">save the planet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, critics warn their promises are far from being fulfilled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of their key challenges lies at the very heart of the field: \u200b\u200bquantum bits, or \u201cqubits.\u201d These information units are the quantum analog of binary bits in classical computers. To make quantum computers useful, the qubits have to be reliably controlled and manufactured at scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a requirement that still confounds the world\u2019s leading computer scientists. The likes of IBM and Google made impressive strides by building qubits into their quantum chips, which have to obey the laws of quantum physics at temperatures near absolute zero. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_your_tickets_for_TNW_Valencia_in_March\"><\/span>Get your tickets for TNW Valencia in March!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The heart of tech is coming to the heart of the Mediterranean<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One issue with this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach is t it requires million-dollar refrigerators. Another is that just a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">single atom in the wrong place on the chip can cause computing mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxionics.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxford Ionics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">startup<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">based in the UK, applies a different technique. The company uses a proprietary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> called Electronic Qubit Control (EQC) to control the qubits. This system applies different voltages and currents on a traditional microchip<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which create magnetic fields in the surrounding space.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quantum bits in this system are comprised of individual atoms. In their natural state, these atoms don\u2019t tend to stay still long enough to perform a computation. To stabilize them, one of their electrons is removed to make an ion. These ions have an electrical charge, which enables the electromagnetic field to \u201ctrap\u201d them less than <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a hair\u2019s width above a chip.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-richText__pullQuote\">\n<div class=\"c-richText__pullQuoteGradient\">\n<p class=\"c-richText__pullQuoteQuote\">\u201cWe have perfect qubits.\n            <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Chris Balance, who co-founded Oxford Ionics in 2019, compares the effect to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maglev.net\/best-maglev-toys-and-gadgets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">toys that use magnets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to suspend objects in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis gives us the best of both worlds: we have a chip that can be made just like a normal computer processor and which can run at room temperature, and we have perfect qubits made from single ions hovering above the chip,\u201d Balance tells TNW. \u201cNot building the qubits means we can\u2019t build them wrong. Nature guarantees each individual atom is perfectly identical to any other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1393555 js-lazy\" alt=\"Dr Tom Harty and Dr Chris Ballance founded Oxford Ionics\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-203x135.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-1592x1061.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2023%2F01%2F14%2Fquantum-computing-startup-oxford-ionics-eyes-mainstream-adoption-after-investment%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Ballance (right) and Tom Hardy founded Oxford Ionics aftedr earning PhDs in Quantum Computing from Oxford University: Oxford Ionics\" data-title=\"Share Ballance (right) and Tom Hardy founded Oxford Ionics aftedr earning PhDs in Quantum Computing from Oxford University: Oxford Ionics on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Ballance (right) and Tom Hardy founded Oxford Ionics aftedr earning PhDs in Quantum Computing from Oxford University: Oxford Ionics on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Ballance (right) and Tom Hardy founded Oxford Ionics aftedr earning PhDs in Quantum Computing from Oxford University: Oxford Ionics<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1393555\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Tom Harty and Dr Chris Ballance founded Oxford Ionics\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-203x135.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Chris-and-Tom-1592x1061.jpg 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike other \u201ctrapped-ion\u201d exponents, Oxford Ionics doesn\u2019t rely on lasers to control qubits. According to Balance, laser-controlled devices are effective for small systems, but extremely difficult to fabricate and integrate at chip scale. They also become error-prone as the size of the processor and the number of qubits grows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In tests, the Oxford Ionics system has shown seemingly superior results. The \u200b\u200btechnology currently holds <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.113.220501\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.113.220501\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">range<\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.117.060504\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of<\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prl\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.124.110501\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">records<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for quantum computing performance, speed, and error rates, Ballance\u2019s research was also cited in the<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/uploads\/2022\/10\/advanced-physicsprize2022.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scientific release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that accompanied this year\u2019s Nobel Prize in Physics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These achievements have caught the eyes of investors. Last week, Oxford Ionics announced that it had raised <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a330 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> A funding, which will be used to grow the team and bring the tech to market.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-richText__pullQuote\">\n<div class=\"c-richText__pullQuoteGradient\">\n<p class=\"c-richText__pullQuoteQuote\">\u201cWe are entering the discovery phase.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance is now looking forward to solving real-world problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOver the next few years, we are entering the discovery phase of quantum computing: up to now we have not had quantum computers that solve problems we can\u2019t solve any other way \u2014 now we do!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance doesn\u2019t expect to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> integrate Quantum Ionics\u2019 tech into <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>-purpose chips. Instead, he envisions the company\u2019s quantum chips running in parallel with classical semiconductors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThink GPUs alongside CPUs,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may likely still take years for killer apps to emerge<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but Oxford Ionics <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could push quantum computing closer to the mainstream.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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