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March 31, 2021

Quantum Motion unveils 9-second silicon qubit

Could this be the key to making a 1m-qubit quantum computer?


Maija Palmer

4 min read

Quantum Motion, a four-year-old UK-based startup is today announcing a quantum computing breakthrough, demonstrating that a stable qubit can be created on a standard silicon chip, similar to those used in smartphones.

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Map of European Quantum computing companies
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John Morton, Professor of Nanoelectronics at UCL and co-founder of Quantum Motion.
John Morton, Professor of
Nanoelectronics at UCL and co-founder of Quantum Motion.
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The experiments were performed by Virginia Ciriano Tejel, a PhD student working in a low-
temperature laboratory at UCL, and coworkers.
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