Comment by pizzathyme
8 hours ago
"Scientists may have...that ability could...early experiments suggest...if verified, it could..."
I have become jaded with publications that hedge like this. In my experience most of these discoveries never pan out, they just disappear. And not being in the field myself, I don't know how to judge.
Does anyone in quantum computing have a read on how big a deal this is (or isn't)?
The majority of press releases, from universities, are complete fan fiction. It's so damn disheartening.
You should read them as publicity to convince stupid politicians to continue to fund basic research when they are more inclined to go for tax cuts for billionaires. Annoying, but a necessary evil.
The gap between the laboratory and the factory is big. A technology usually requires a ton of refinement before it's ready for mass adoption. EVs are a good example.