Dilution Refrigerators: The Wildest Cooling System Ever Created | What The Future

For quantum computers to deliver on their promise to revolutionize numerous industries, they will need to be kept colder than the coldest natural place in the known universe. I set out to answer how and why. Read more on CNET.com Why Most Quantum Computers Need to Be Colder Than Space https://zdcs.link/a56KxL Quantum computer makers like their odds for big progress https://zdcs.link/Qb86A6 0:00 The Quantum "Chandelier" Explained 1:22 Why Quantum Computers Need to Be Cold 2:00 Classic Bits vs. Qubits 2:50 What is a Qubit? 3:45 How the Dilution Refrigerator Works 4:48 The Role of Helium-3 and Helium-4 5:49 Harvesting Helium-3 from the Moon 6:02 The Future of Quantum Computing Add CNET as a trusted news source https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=cnet.com Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 https://bit.ly/3lO7sOU Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cnet Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cnet Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnetdotcom Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnet Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cnet.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnet CNET's AI Atlas: https://www.cnet.com/ai-atlas Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/cnet Visit CNET.com: https://www.cnet.com #quantumcomputers #tech #future #science #computerscience #technology