Microsoft Takes Quantum Computing One Step Closer to Reality
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Researchers from Microsoft have demonstrated that InAs-Al hybrid devices can pass the topological gap protocol. This is a stringent test that is used to determine whether a device is in a topological superconducting phase, which is a state of matter that could host Majorana zero modes. Majoranazero modes are exotic particles that are their own antiparticles. They have potential applications in quantum computing and cryptography.