14 quantum bits: Physicists go beyond the limits of what is currently possible in quantum computation

(PhysOrg.com) — Quantum physicists from the University of Innsbruck (Austria) have set another world record: They have achieved controlled entanglement of 14 quantum bits (qubits) and, thus, realized the largest quantum register that has ever been produced. With this experiment the scientists have not only come closer to the realization of a quantum computer but they also show surprising results for the quantum mechanical phenomenon of entanglement.

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14 quantum bits: Physicists go beyond the limits of what is currently possible in quantum computation