Quantum computers have the potential to solve problems that would take classical computers trillions of years to solve. Most quantum computer designs require cooling the hardware to extreme temperatures, but new approaches such as photonic and diamond defect designs have the potential to operate at room temperature. Photonic platform quantum computing uses light to form qubits, which are naturally more robust to thermal noise. Companies are producing early-stage photonic quantum processors which don’t need cooling, which could significantly improve accessibility to quantum computing.
