Australian researchers make quantum computing breakthrough, paving way for world-first chip

By Hannah Francis
Updated October 12 2015 - 3:13am, first published October 6 2015 - 2:00am
UNSW's Professor Andrew Dzurak. Photo: Supplied
UNSW's Professor Andrew Dzurak. Photo: Supplied
An artist's impression of the two-qubit logic gate device developed by UNSW. Each electron qubit (pictured red and blue) has a "spin", or magnetic field. Photo: Supplied
An artist's impression of the two-qubit logic gate device developed by UNSW. Each electron qubit (pictured red and blue) has a "spin", or magnetic field. Photo: Supplied

Australian scientists have discovered a way to put quantum computing technology into silicon computer chips, paving the way for the first commercial manufacture of the holy grail in superfast computing.