New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Microsoft has made a significant leap in quantum computing with the introduction of Majorana 1, a revolutionary quantum chip powered by a new topological core. This development could bring practical quantum computing much sooner than expected. Here are the five most important things to know about this breakthrough:

For years, we have known three main states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Microsoft has now introduced a fourth - a topological state, said Satya Nadella in a post on X. This was achieved by developing topoconductors, a new class of materials that enable more stable quantum computing, he added. The ability to control these materials means that qubits, the fundamental units of quantum computing, can now...