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New York college becomes 1st university with on-campus IBM quantum computer that is 'scientifically useful'

IBM's System One quantum computer.

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, has unveiled a new campus-based quantum computer that can be used for scientific discovery — rather than one that's just used to run proof-of-concept trials.

The new IBM System One quantum computer is powered by a processor called "Eagle" that has 127 quantum bits, or qubits, IBM representatives said April 5 in a statement. This quantum processing unit (QPU) was first announced in 2021 and debuted in a  System One machine in November last year that is used by the University of Tokyo. This quantum computer is not based on campus.

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