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Superconducting materials could potentially be used to implement a '''quantum computer''', a device that utilizes quantum mechanical properties to produce significantly more powerful processors than we could possibly create in a classical computer. | Superconducting materials could potentially be used to implement a '''quantum computer''', a device that utilizes quantum mechanical properties to produce significantly more powerful processors than we could possibly create in a classical computer. Typically, classical computers are composed of macroscopic integrated circuits made of semi-conducting materials, which are limited by classical mechanics. A quantum computer would be capable of accessing bit states unavailable to classical bits, making them exponentially more powerful. | ||
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Superconducting materials could potentially be used to implement a quantum computer, a device that utilizes quantum mechanical properties to produce significantly more powerful processors than we could possibly create in a classical computer. Typically, classical computers are composed of macroscopic integrated circuits made of semi-conducting materials, which are limited by classical mechanics. A quantum computer would be capable of accessing bit states unavailable to classical bits, making them exponentially more powerful.