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Reaching absolute zero for quantum computing now much quicker thanks to breakthrough refrigerator design


Using a more efficient method than current approaches, researchers promise the coldest temperatures in the world at just a fraction of the cost and time.

A breakthrough cooling technology could help invigorate quantum computing and slash costly preparation time in key scientific experiments by weeks. However, scientists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — a U.S. government agency — have built a new prototype refrigerator that they claim can achieve the Big Chill much more quickly and efficiently. The researchers said that even more efficient cooling methods could theoretically be achieved in the near future, which could lead to faster innovation in quantum computing space.

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