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Physicists Propose a 'Supercurrent' To Read Qubits Without Destroying Their Quantum State
The qubits at the center of quantum computing systems are the equivalent of the binary bits that classical computing processors use – but while classical bits can only be 1 or 0, qubits can be 1, 0, or a blend of both (superposition), a…
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Qubits, the fundamental units of quantum computers, can exist as 1, 0, or any superposition of both, unlike classical bits that are limited to 1 or 0. However, accessing or measuring a qubit forces it to collapse into a definite 1 or 0, destroying its superposition. This measurement problem hampers the exploitation of qubits’ most powerful property.
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