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Nov 12, 2022

Quantum computers’ secret power: How they could dramatically boost energy efficiency

Posted by in categories: energy, quantum physics, supercomputing

Could energy efficiency be quantum computers’ greatest strength yet?


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However, the question of its energy consumption could also now warrant research, with current supercomputers sometimes consuming as much electricity as a small town (which could in fact limit the increase in their computing power). Information technologies, at their end, accounted for 11% of global electricity consumption in 2020.

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