'Like a master Tetris player': Scientists invent quantum virtual machines — they'll slash turnaround times from days to hours

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Scientists have invented a new computing technology that enables multiple people to run programs on a quantum computer for the first time.

Dubbed "HyperQ," the new system is a type of virtualization technology that balances workloads by dividing a quantum computer's physical hardware into multiple isolated quantum virtual machines (qVMs) that are then tasked by an intelligent scheduler.