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Devoret Wins Nobel for Quantum Breakthroughs in Computing

12/31/2025

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Michel H. Devoret, a physicist at UC Berkeley, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experiments conducted over 40 years ago.
The discovery showed that quantum mechanics could be applied to visible electrical circuits, a finding with implications for future technologies.
Recently, Devoret and his team at Google reported that their quantum computer executed an algorithm 13,000 times faster than a leading supercomputer.

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Michel H. Devoret, a physicist at UC Berkeley, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experiments conducted over 40 years ago.
The discovery showed that quantum mechanics could be applied to visible electrical circuits, a finding with implications for future technologies.
Recently, Devoret and his team at Google reported that their quantum computer executed an algorithm 13,000 times faster than a leading supercomputer.