After a major physics breakthrough, Microsoft is on the path to engineer a brand-new type of qubit and has identified the key hardware milestones for unlocking a scaled Quantum Supercomputer.

For scientists to solve the hardest, most complex chemistry and materials science problems like reversing climate change and addressing food insecurity, a Quantum Supercomputer will be required. Yet, today, every known quantum machine on the planet is blocked from achieving the necessary reliable quantum operations performance of one million reliable quantum operations per second (rQOPS).