Quantum computing: towards reality

• DOI: 10.1038/543s1a
• Publication Date: 2017-03-22T00:05:07Z
• Authors: Andreas Trabesinger
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

The concept of computers that harness the laws of quantum mechanics has transformed our thinking about how information can be processed. Now the environment exists to make prototype devices a reality.