Microsoft, for example, hopes to make topological quantum computers (SN: 7/8/17, p. 28) that would harness the particles» unusual properties to stave off the scrambling of delicate quantum information. (sciencenews.org)
Hasan is attempting similar experiments, but thinks that topological quantum computers are at least four decades away. (scientificamerican.com)
The most promising application for these materials may be for a proposed «topological quantum computer» based on novel electronics that would use a property of electrons known as «spin» to do calculations and transmit information. (sciencedaily.com)