Quantum Computers Exponentially Faster at Untangling Insights

Using Google’s Sycamore quantum processor, a new study reveals that quantum computers need exponentially fewer experiments than classical machines to reveal insights about viruses, black holes, and more. Quantum computers can theoretically achieve a quantum advantage where they can find the answers to problems no classical computer could solve even if given thousands of years or more. This advantage can grow exponentially when a quantum computer links together a greater number of qubits—the quantum-mechanically entangled bits that such a computer uses.