Morning Edition · Sunday, July 19, 2026Published at 1:30 AM EDT · New York
ETH Zurich Demonstrates a Quantum Computer With Mechanical Working Memory
A superconducting qubit acts as processor while vibrating acoustic resonators store quantum states, a design the team says packs more memory into a chip a few millimeters across.
Physicists at ETH Zurich led by Yiwen Chu demonstrated a quantum computing architecture in which working memory is stored as mechanical vibrations rather than electromagnetic states, as summarized in Russian-language coverage and detailed b…
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