MIT Lincoln Laboratory develops flexible cryogenic cables to advance quantum computing infrastructure
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Dorothy Ryan | MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Summary
MIT Lincoln Laboratory has developed flexible, ribbon-like cryogenic cables that can withstand extremely low temperatures and support high-speed data transmission while being compatible with standard manufacturing processes. These cables address a key challenge in quantum computing development by stabilizing the fragile environment needed for qubits. The design has been licensed by Maybell Quantum to upgrade their dilution refrigerators, which are essential for quantum computing R&D.
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Necessary for quantum system development is an environment in which the fragile nature of quantum bits (qubits) is stabilized.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory designed flexible, ribbon-like cables that withstand cryogenic temperatures and support high-speed data transmission while working with standard manufacturing.
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