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Nature 460, 187-188 (9 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/460187a; Published online 8 July 2009

Quantum information: Circuits that process with magic

Raymond W. Simmonds1 & Frederick W. Strauch2

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Practical quantum computation will require a scalable, robust system to generate and process information with precise control. This is now possible using a superconducting circuit and a little quantum magic.

Have you ever wondered what quantum computers will really look like? Will they be warehouses full of vacuum chambers, lasers and optics tables?

  1. Raymond W. Simmonds is at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA.
    Email: raymond.simmonds@nist.gov
  2. Frederick W. Strauch is in the Department of Physics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267, USA.
    Email: frederick.w.strauch@williams.edu

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