Software breakthrough could spur quantum computer advances | EurekAlert!

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and UK National Supercomputing Centre have developed an algorithm allowing standard computers to perform quantum simulations previously requiring supercomputers, reducing computing power needs to about five percent. This breakthrough enables more affordable and accessible experimentation to improve quantum computer designs, particularly in photonic quantum devices.

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