Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have unveiled a prototype of the Zuchongzhi-3 superconducting quantum computer. This breakthrough system is reported to be 15 orders of magnitude faster than the best contemporary supercomputers and a million times faster than Google's Sycamore quantum processor,

Zuchongzhi-3, a superconducting quantum computing prototype with 105 qubits and 182 couplers, has made significant advancements in random quantum circuit sampling. This prototype was successfully developed by a research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

Quantum computers hold the promise to revolutionize modeling and calculations. By employing the peculiar laws of quantum mechanics, they can perform calculations that would take even the fastest supercomputers billions of years to complete.

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have unveiled a superconducting quantum computing prototype that is a million times faster than Google’s Sycamore quantum processor,