Majorana, Willow, and You: How Quantum Computing Will Change How We Think and Learn

Majorana, Willow, and You: How Quantum Computing Will Change How We Think and Learn

In late 2024 and early 2025, both Google and Microsoft revealed significant breakthroughs from their quantum computing labs. Google introduced the “Willow” chip, featuring remarkable benchmarks and innovative hardware specifications, while Microsoft’s more recent “Majorana” chip took the quantum computing race to new heights. Google released the results of rigorous testing on Willow, showing a

Researchers at the Nanocenter at the Jožef Stefan Institute, together with Google, are developing a new generation of quantum chips that would improve the performance of quantum computers. In the future, these could solve tasks that are too demanding for today's classical computers. With its infrastructure, the Nanocenter is also on the verge of joining the European consortium Ceric.