Qcloud Initiative Offers Open-Access Quantum Computing

A cutting-edge initiative allowing users to access a miniature quantum processor chip via the Internet is to be launched by the University of Bristol.

The Qcloud, announced at the launch of the British Science Festival 2013, aims to make quantum computing available for anyone to try. By providing remote access via the Internet to the university’s quantum processor, which is housed at the Centre for Quantum Photonics, the project is effectively the world's first such open-access system.

Quantum computers are scarce and most are being used in academic research. From 20 September 2013, anyone can tap in to the power of quantum computing via a dedicated website, www.bristol.ac.uk/quantum-computing.