First programmable quantum computer Ultracold beryllium
ions are at the heart of the first programmable quantum computer, an
advance that brings scientists closer to harnessing the power of
quantum systems for general computing. The new system, researchers
report in Nature Physics, flexed its versatility by performing 160 randomly chosen processing routines (SN: 12/19/09, p.
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