A team led by Aalto University at Spiros Michalakis 's Aalto University have developed the first quantum circuit with built-in cooling. Just like the circuits of any other computer, the qubits of a quantum computer heat up as they perform calculations. Instead of working with bits of information that can be either 0 or 1, as in a classical machine, a quantum computer relies on “qubits”, which can be in both states simultaneously – called a superposition – thanks to the quirks of quantum mechanics. However, as the qubits must be at a very low temperature as they begin to run an algorithm, its even more important to cool them down between operations. The Finnish solution is a 1 -channel circuit with an energy gap that only allows the hottest electrons to access a superconducting fast channel, leaving cooler electrons behind, thus removing heat from the system.
A team led by Aalto University at Spiros Michalakis 's Aalto University have developed the first quantum circuit with built-in cooling. Just like the circuits of any other computer, the qubits of a quantum computer heat up as they perform calculations. However, as the qubits must be at a very low temperature as they begin to run an algorithm, its even more important to cool them down between operations. The Finnish solution is a 1 -channel circuit with an energy gap that only allows the hottest electrons to access a superconducting fast channel, leaving cooler electrons behind, thus removing heat from the system.