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photo of world's first quantum topological processor
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Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q's 2025 conference

Topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing

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A depiction of an ion trap holding a detectable “bright” radium ion and co-trapped “dark” radioactive molecule.

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Come One, Come All
Bill Paxton looks out at the the ocean from the cupola of Kohn Hall.

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