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Google has created a new kind of quantum computer by marrying together two previous approaches to building these exotic devices. The new machine can simulate the behaviour of magnets in such detail that it could help physicists rewrite their understanding of magnetism.
The tech giant has been building quantum computers for a number of years. In 2019, Google demonstrated for the first time that such a device could run an algorithm that would be impossible for a conventional supercomputer to tackle. These digital quantum computers can be thought of as…
