Australian scientists move closer to world-beating quantum computer

Led by Australian of the year Michelle Simmons, team has built qubits from single phosphorus atoms in silicon

Australian scientists, led by Australian of the year Michelle Simmons, have made a significant step in creating a world-beating, single-atom quantum computer.

Simmons and her Australian team announced on Wednesday they had built quantum bits, known as qubits, from single phosphorus atoms in silicon, that could communicate and correlate with each other.