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Majorana Fermions: Discovery, Disappearance, and Quantum Computing (Ep. 3)

Majorana Fermions: Discovery, Disappearance, and Quantum Computing (Ep. 3)

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Recent announcements from Microsoft regarding their Majorana 1 quantum processor have generated significant discussion within the scientific community. Based on topological qubits utilizing Majorana Zero Modes, Microsoft published papers and a press release outlining their advancements and a roadmap toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. This news, including the Nature paper's findings and peer review, along with a blueprint on arXiv, details their approach to qubit creation, control, and error correction. However, these claims have been met with skepticism and criticism from many physicists.

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