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Superconducting qubits, trapped ions, photonics.

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u/Rihaan Shah
• 5 months agoRESEARCH

Comparing Superconducting vs Trapped Ion Architectures

IBM and Google are betting big on superconducting qubits, while Quantinuum and IonQ use trapped ions. Which approach do you think will reach 1,000 logical qubits first?

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u/Alice JohnsonMENTOR
• 5 months agoTECHNICAL

Advancements in Dilution Refrigerator Efficiency

Keeping qubits at mK temperatures is expensive and scales poorly. New pulse-tube cooler designs are hitting the market. Has anyone seen the latest Bluefors specs?

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