Quantum Computing just got desktop sized

Neither this article nor the article it is paraphrasing ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk&#x2F;business&#x2F;world-first-operating-system-breakthrough-puts-quantum-compu-9204744&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk&#x2F;business&#x2F;world-first-...</a> ) appear to say anything about what &quot;quantum computing&quot; their system is doing, or why anyone would prefer to use it over a classical computer.<p>There&#x27;s plenty of hype (&quot;better batteries&quot;), 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.