New Quantum Chip Cracks 10 Septillion-Year Problem in 5 Mins!

Google has unveiled an incredible new quantum computing chip named ‘Willow,’ which it claims can solve in just minutes a problem that would take the world’s fastest supercomputers ten septillion years to complete – a number that vastly exceeds the known age of the Universe!

What Exactly Is Willow and Why Is It So Special?

Willow is Google’s newest quantum chip, 10 years in the making and designed and manufactured in its cutting-edge fabrication facility in Santa Barbara, California. Featuring 105 qubits, Willow, a chip designed to be used in quantum computers, is partly so special because it represents a leap forward in error correction which, until now, has been one of the most challenging hurdles in quantum computing.