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UK start-up builds first quantum computer using standard chips


Quantum Motion’s machine at the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre in Oxfordshire could pave the way for mass production of faster technology

The system will now be tested at the NQCC, where researchers will explore how it could be applied to real-world problems, from designing new medicines to optimising energy grids. Unlike many quantum computers, which need huge amounts of specialist equipment, this one fits neatly into three standard server racks, which are small enough to run in a data centre. It employs more than a hundred people, with headquarters in London and teams in the US, Australia and Spain, and has raised more than £62 million in equity and grant funding.

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