VOG_5428.jpg QC-Modell / Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)ThumbnailsCalculating Empires: A Genealogy of Power and Technology, 1500-2025 / Kate Crawford (AU), Vladan Joler (RS)QC-Modell / Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)ThumbnailsCalculating Empires: A Genealogy of Power and Technology, 1500-2025 / Kate Crawford (AU), Vladan Joler (RS)QC-Modell / Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)ThumbnailsCalculating Empires: A Genealogy of Power and Technology, 1500-2025 / Kate Crawford (AU), Vladan Joler (RS)QC-Modell / Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)ThumbnailsCalculating Empires: A Genealogy of Power and Technology, 1500-2025 / Kate Crawford (AU), Vladan Joler (RS)
It looks like a golden chandelier—but the QC model shows the typical structure of a superconducting quantum computer. At the very bottom sits the quantum chip, which only operates reliably at temperatures close to absolute zero (-273.14°C). Here, so-called qubits process information based on the laws of quantum mechanics. To protect their delicate states, the system is extremely cooled and carefully shielded from external disturbances. Microwaves control the qubits, while precise measuring instruments analyze the signals.

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