Majorana 1 relies on ‘topological superconductivity,’ a never-before-seen theoretical form of matter.

Microsoft has developed the world’s first quantum computing chip called Majorana 1. The company says quantum computers are ...

The tech giant’s researchers say the advance could lead to vastly more powerful computers.

Developing the Majorana 1 took over 20 years of research, combining materials science, quantum physics, and semiconductor ...

Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts ...

Microsoft researchers say they created a chip that leverages a new state of matter that could underpin quantum computers more ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled a major scientific breakthrough that it believes will kick-start the quantum computing ...

Microsoft has invented a new state of matter separate to solids, liquids and gases in a scientific breakthrough the ...

For a field that many have long considered decades away, quantum computing sure is getting a lot of buzz in Silicon Valley.

And not a single one of my parallel selves understands a lick of it.

The chip, called “Majorana 1,” so far is the product of a research effort and isn’t for sale. The Microsoft researchers outlined their breakthrough in a paper published in Nature, a leading ...