Microsoft (Again) Claims Topological Quantum Computing With Majorana Zero Mode Anyons
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Summary
An academic paper published in Nature reveals that Microsoft has achieved a ‘topological quantum advantage,’ which could revolutionise computing by making quantum processes ‘fault tolerant’ and therefore more reliable.
This new achievement is based on the creation of anyons, which are quasiparticles that exist in two-dimensional materials and have unique braiding properties.
The anyons in the experiment were created using Majorana fermions that were then braided to form logical gates.
Although the preprint is yet to be peer-reviewed, it has been endorsed on the Microsoft Quantum blog, which claims that the result demonstrates “the presence of MZMs at both ends of the wire.”
If the result is confirmed, it could provide a pathway to create more reliable quantum computers, which do not need to lean so heavily on error correction to produce useable outputs.
