BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 26 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Quantum computers are extremely powerful, but also really sensitive. Tiny disturbances such as heat or electromagnetic noise can introduce errors into their calculations.
Researchers with Virginia Tech's Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (VTQ) have been awardedmore than $5.5 million of a $37.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create a center aimed at detecting and correcting these errors faster than they occur. Twenty-seven researchers from 14 universities and national laboratories with expertise in physics, chemistry, computing, and engineering will participate, with Yale University lea...