A quantum computer's cooling system keeps its quantum chips at temperatures close to absolute zero. Only under these conditions can the chips exhibit the quantum properties that make quantum computing possible (artistic impression). (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

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