Neither this article nor the article it is paraphrasing ( <a href="https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/world-first-operating-system-breakthrough-puts-quantum-compu-9204744/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/world-first-...</a> ) appear to say anything about what "quantum computing" their system is doing, or why anyone would prefer to use it over a classical computer.<p>There's plenty of hype ("better batteries"), but no details on what it can actually do now or in the next 5 years.
What they fail to mention is that the bulk of a modern quantum computer is the cooling system required to keep the quantum chip at below 1 degree Kelvin.<p>Quantum computers can only come out of lab environments once they can run at sensible temperatures achievable by a small cooling system.
Does that mean we can bring a cluster of quantum laptop to ISS and run them at the space station and attack the bitcoin blockchain? Sounds like a valuable mission.