Quantum computing combines great promise with daunting challenges — the road to devices that solve real-world problems is still long. Now, an implementation of a quantum algorithm maps the problems we want to solve to the devices we already have.
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Barak, B. Work with what you’ve got. Nat. Phys. 17, 295–296 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-01126-7
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