
Microsoft’s newest quantum processor has UCSB roots
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By Jorge Mercado Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Santa Barbara and quantum computing are becoming synonymous with each other and that became even more apparent on Feb. 19 when a Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveiled an eight-qubit topological quantum processor, the first of its kind. According to Microsoft, the breakthrough chip is the second milestone in its road to…