New world record in quantum computing set by team from USTC

HEFEI - Chinese scientists have set a world record for the entanglement of 18 quantum bits, keeping their lead in the field of quantum computing.

The research by scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China was recently published in the academic journal, Physical Review Letters.

The manipulation of multiparticle entanglement is the core of quantum computing technology and has been the focus of an international research competition, said Pan Jianwei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, one of the leading scientists behind the study.