Quantum computers are a type of computer that uses quantum mechanics. These computers have much higher and more efficient processing power than any computer we use in our daily life. When it comes to refrigerator, almost all of us probably think of white goods that we use in our kitchens. However, the refrigerator we will talk about in this content is something quite different from the normal refrigerator.
IBM, one of the world’s largest information technology companies, announced a roadmap for quantum computing software, which promises to increase the computing power of quantum computers by 100 times, in a statement last year. IBM, which is working in this field, seems to have signed a very ambitious job. The company’s research team has built a super-fridge that they think will be very useful in future quantum experiments.
The world’s largest super fridge “Goldeneye”
IBM researchers have announced that they have experimentally built the world’s largest dilution refrigerator for science projects such as quantum computing. It is thought that the super refrigerator called “Goldeneye” will work very well in some of the scientific studies that have been done and will be done. Researchers built this refrigerator to learn how today’s dilution refrigerators can overcome certain limitations.
For quantum experiments to be most efficient, most quantum experiments are performed in extremely cold environments. It is very difficult to create an environment and condition where the temperatures are very low and the energy is almost zero. The IBM team claims that Goldeneye, with its 1.7 cubic meters of experimental volume, can turn a larger space than a three-home kitchen refrigerator cooler than space.
The large refrigerator can be carried easily by a small team.
Explaining about the design of Goldeneye, the team stated that the refrigerator’s frame, which is the main barrel-shaped component responsible for cooling, and the freezing part have a completely renewed structure. Large cranes and teams of tens of people are required for the assembly and disassembly of other large dilution refrigerators of similar construction. The team noted that Goldeneye is also large, but extremely efficient and takes up less space than other dilution refrigerators.
Armed with passion and dedication, Goldeneye is seen as proof that a team of only four can move a seven-ton mountain of steel and electronics. The refrigerator, which has a lidded design, has a fully automatic system and even a single technician can operate it.
The team’s work continues and results may not come soon. Stating that Goldeneye is not ready to be used with IBM’s current processors, the team thinks that creating such a super refrigerator is a proof of how difficulties in scientific experiments can be overcome.
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