{"id":68672,"date":"2023-03-09T14:42:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T09:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=68672"},"modified":"2023-03-09T14:42:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T09:12:52","slug":"the-development-and-future-of-quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/web-stories\/the-development-and-future-of-quantum-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Development and Future of Quantum Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Merriweather%3Awght%40700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/>\n<style 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style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #a4133c\">Quantum computing is a new approach to computing that utilizes quantum mechanics to perform operations. It has the potential to solve problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"f733833e-bf5a-40e6-9558-f958fc980f48\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-8a8f1bbe-fe3e-4f26-90c4-173c5fde40f3\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-8047043d-0a4a-4a47-a59d-0b24d9e2fcaf\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 155.68363%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#414c40\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-3052a3a4-0054-45b1-9030-ef0bb2a2d729\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:21.84466%;width:69.90291%;height:56.14887%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-8a8f1bbe-fe3e-4f26-90c4-173c5fde40f3\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-8047043d-0a4a-4a47-a59d-0b24d9e2fcaf\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 155.68363%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6944444444444444% 0.6944444444444444% 0.6944444444444444% 0.6944444444444444% \/ 0.5763688760806917% 0.5763688760806917% 0.5763688760806917% 0.5763688760806917%\" id=\"el-d7c0f2e7-19d2-4c7a-b9d6-e6663ee0e83a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.23750000000000038% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #f9e46c\">Quantum bits, or qubits, are the building blocks of quantum computing. 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color: #ddc69e\">Quantum computing has been developing since the 1980s. 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However, it can also be used to develop new, more secure methods of encryption.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"16c03b1e-32ad-488a-a189-4dd158e07684\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-6f815140-417e-45a0-bf1b-6f5b7ad9ab11\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7fb563de-b159-44a6-a5a3-e9014ace2072\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-efdb710c-8a96-4755-8c86-e75f555e18da\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c16351\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-5f8a9a24-4a41-49c0-bf68-abfb22abaa80\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:26.53722%;width:76.94175%;height:46.60194%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-6f815140-417e-45a0-bf1b-6f5b7ad9ab11\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-7fb563de-b159-44a6-a5a3-e9014ace2072\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-efdb710c-8a96-4755-8c86-e75f555e18da\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0% 0% 0% 0% \/ 0% 0% 0% 0%\" id=\"el-b0008548-2d05-45e0-a5e6-cba3872bfd3a\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.135015772870662% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.453074em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Quantum_supremacy_is_the_milestone_where_a_quantum_computer_can_perform_a_task_that_is_beyond_the_capability_of_classical_computers_Google_claimed_to_achieve_quantum_supremacy_in_2019\"><\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffffb7\">&nbsp;Quantum supremacy is the milestone where a quantum computer can perform a task that is beyond the capability of classical computers. Google claimed to achieve quantum supremacy in 2019.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"2f0f35dc-2aef-44f0-8cb4-7cdef6ef76ac\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-81c50399-e749-4b3c-a08b-418ddc960af4\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1400,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-dd596f32-f473-4ca5-8b4f-06b4209b10a0\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.3333333333333333)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":1400,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fdf0d6\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-70558bd3-d755-4e82-88ac-5d598be23a01\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:12.86408%;top:27.83172%;width:74.51456%;height:43.68932%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-81c50399-e749-4b3c-a08b-418ddc960af4\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-dd596f32-f473-4ca5-8b4f-06b4209b10a0\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.3333333333333333)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6514657980456027% 0.6514657980456027% 0.6514657980456027% 0.6514657980456027% \/ 0.7407407407407408% 0.7407407407407408% 0.7407407407407408% 0.7407407407407408%\" id=\"el-96bf199a-0263-4b1d-aa68-af36bf3d5554\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.2138436482084685% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.469256em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_development_of_quantum_computing_is_expected_to_continue_with_companies_and_governments_investing_heavily_in_research_and_development\"><\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #134f3c\">The development of quantum computing is expected to continue, with companies and governments investing heavily in research and development.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><\/amp-story><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The impact of quantum computing on society is likely to be significant, with potential benefits in many areas. However, it also raises questions about the ethics and regulation of this new technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":68680,"template":"","meta":{"web_stories_publisher_logo":59216,"web_stories_poster":[],"web_stories_products":[],"footnotes":""},"web_story_category":[],"web_story_tag":[14914,20805,16736,20799,20809,20810,20807,17774,20811,20798,20801,20812,20808,20803,15424,20802,20804,20806,20800],"class_list":["post-68672","web-story","type-web-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"story_data":{"version":46,"pages":[{"elements":[{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"isDefaultBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"66deda37-115f-4b35-b60d-4bcda59a0bff"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":false,"scale":100,"focalX":50,"focalY":50,"resource":{"type":"image","mimeType":"image\/jpeg","width":740,"height":740,"sizes":[],"isPlaceholder":false,"isExternal":true,"needsProxy":true,"src":"https:\/\/img.freepik.com\/free-vector\/creative-abstract-quantum-illustration_23-2149236239.jpg?w=740&t=st=1678351057~exp=1678351657~hmac=9ae932a7be4a0615b6c5a3f9dc9e6cf0e2f188e6288cf8ef81970823eeca6337","id":"4eedcf45-5c28-4e83-98c0-e9ea52060efc","alt":"creative-abstract-quantum-illustration_23-2149236239.jpg","baseColor":"#79affa"},"type":"image","x":0,"y":-58,"width":412,"height":412,"mask":{"type":"rectangle","showInLibrary":true,"name":"Rectangle","path":"M 0,0 1,0 1,1 0,1 0,0 Z","ratio":1,"supportsBorder":true},"id":"dd551737-b0fc-4ee3-9ade-f916c650e14d"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Merriweather","fallbacks":["serif"],"weights":[300,400,700,900],"styles":["italic","regular"],"variants":[[0,300],[1,300],[0,400],[1,400],[0,700],[1,700],[0,900],[1,900]],"service":"fonts.google.com","metrics":{"upm":1000,"asc":984,"des":-273,"tAsc":984,"tDes":-273,"tLGap":0,"wAsc":1065,"wDes":273,"xH":555,"capH":743,"yMin":-272,"yMax":1055,"hAsc":984,"hDes":-273,"lGap":0}},"fontSize":32,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"center","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"type":"text","content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1e324b\">The Development and Future of Quantum Computing<\/span>","borderRadius":{"locked":true,"topLeft":2,"topRight":2,"bottomRight":2,"bottomLeft":2},"x":48,"y":399,"width":312,"height":155,"id":"5d7fb5ae-6ad0-4356-81f0-db836a1326d7"}],"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":124,"g":180,"b":255}},"type":"page","id":"6284d380-dd4c-4d1c-8761-131495e6638c"},{"elements":[{"x":1,"y":1,"width":1,"height":1,"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"mask":{"type":"rectangle"},"isBackground":true,"type":"shape","id":"e8e51464-b01c-4d49-a0fe-f8f14240e933","isDefaultBackground":true,"basedOn":"f20aa1b3-6e99-4b87-9088-8fafd8d1f2b0"},{"opacity":100,"flip":{"vertical":false,"horizontal":false},"rotationAngle":0,"lockAspectRatio":true,"backgroundTextMode":"NONE","font":{"family":"Merriweather","fallbacks":["serif"],"weights":[300,400,700,900],"styles":["italic","regular"],"variants":[[0,300],[1,300],[0,400],[1,400],[0,700],[1,700],[0,900],[1,900]],"service":"fonts.google.com","metrics":{"upm":1000,"asc":984,"des":-273,"tAsc":984,"tDes":-273,"tLGap":0,"wAsc":1065,"wDes":273,"xH":555,"capH":743,"yMin":-272,"yMax":1055,"hAsc":984,"hDes":-273,"lGap":0}},"fontSize":27,"backgroundColor":{"color":{"r":196,"g":196,"b":196}},"lineHeight":1.2,"textAlign":"center","padding":{"locked":true,"hasHiddenPadding":false,"horizontal":0,"vertical":0},"type":"text","content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #a4133c\">Quantum computing is a new approach to computing that utilizes quantum mechanics to perform operations. 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