Quantum Computing: Commanding the Power of Nature
Channel: IBM Research
Date: 2021-06-10

If you're new to quantum computing, there's a few fundamental concepts that make it remarkably different from classical computing. We're all familiar with the term bits, the fundamental unit of information that classical computers use today. We've seen endless representations of these binary systems in this string of ones and zeros that people come to think of as data. 

However, in quantum, the fundamental unit of information is called a quantum bit or qubit. The basic idea is that this qubit could carry information quantum mechanically or in other words, the same way that nature carries information. Simply put, a qubit is not bound to a binary system of information like ones and zeros. And that very simple difference is what makes quantum computing so powerful and so complicated. 

We've defined the industry's leading roadmap for quantum advancement through our family of superconducting cubing processors to deliver generation after generation, the most capable quantum computers in the world, a new system every year with the goal of unleashing the era of quantum advantage, where we aim to achieve computational speeds that will drastically exceed classical computers. We're making the hard tech of quantum frictionless for the user. That's why we've curated, created, and nurture a global quantum community through our open-source software Qiskit, the world's most popular software development environment. It has helped usher a fast-growing quantum developer community. And we brought the power of all of this to business with our IBM Quantum Network, a global network of quantum computing partnership consisting of hundreds of businesses, startups, institutions, and governments. It's been an incredible journey so far, but know that we're just getting started. We invite you to join us to benefit from the growth of the quantum industry that IBM is pioneering.