February 20, 20253 min readWith its ‘topological’ quantum computers, Microsoft aims to reach useful scales faster than competing technologiesMicrosoft has unveiled its Majorana 1 quantum chip. © John Brecher for MicrosoftMicrosoft has announced that it has created the first ‘topological qubits’ — a way of storing quantum information that the firm hopes will underpin a new generation of quantum computers. Machines based on topology are expected to be easier to build at scale than competing techno...