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Quantum technology: why the future is already on its way

13 Nov 2020 James McKenzie
Taken from the November 2020 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "A quantum future".

With a new era of quantum technology beckoning, James McKenzie reflects on recent milestones in the quantum computing “arms race”

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Little wonder Potential technological benefits are driving advances in quantum computing. (Courtesy: iStock/johnason)
Why do you need a quantum computer? Well, you don’t – unless someone else has one. And if they h

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James McKenzie is the writer of the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity
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