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Xanadu Launches Aurora: Revolutionary Room-Temperature Quantum Computer

1/23/2025

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Xanadu, a trailblazer in Canadian quantum computing, has unveiled Aurora, a groundbreaking universal photonic quantum computer. With its innovative modular design and four interconnected server racks, Aurora operates at room temperature, harnessing 12 qubits and 35 photonic chips over 13 kilometers of fiber optics. The next challenge? Minimizing optical loss to achieve fault-tolerant quantum computing.

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Xanadu, a trailblazer in Canadian quantum computing, has unveiled Aurora, a groundbreaking universal photonic quantum computer. With its innovative modular design and four interconnected server racks, Aurora operates at room temperature, harnessing 12 qubits and 35 photonic chips over 13 kilometers of fiber optics. The next challenge? Minimizing optical loss to achieve fault-tolerant quantum computing.