US chip maker Intel
is investing almost €45m on a joint project with Delft University of Technology
and the TNO research group to accelerate advancements in quantum computing.
The
10 year agreement will see Intel providing ‘significant’ engineering resources
for Delft’s quantum research institute QuTech as well as on and off site
support.
Experts predict that quantum computing – a much faster computing
method using quantum bits rather than binary digits – could be available and
ready for use in the next 12 years.
‘A fully functioning quantum computer is at
least a dozen years away, but the practical and theoretical research efforts
we’re announcing today mark an important milestone in the journey to bring it
closer to reality,’ said Mike Mayberry, Intel vice president and managing
director of Intel Labs, in a statement.
Microsoft and Google are also working
to develop quantum computers.
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