In recent months, scientists have been developing a way for quantum computing to have a near zero energy loss when active, this is done in a very confusing and reality-questioning way, they have made the computer’s parts exist in the 1.58th dimension. But while this doesn’t seem possible to be in between a dimension, it’s much like a “self-similar structure” or an object that, upon magnification, looks like itself, much like a “Koch snowflake”. This concept can be very beneficial because, in this dimension, the materials used in the computer (bismuth and indium) exhibit a 0-dimensional corner, and a lossless 1-dimensional edge essentially resulting in a very confusing method for near 100% energy retention 

These computers are important to expand research on because, due to their unique property of the “qubit” they can display information at both 0 and 1 at the same time, while normal processors only show one or the other. This means that, with something a normal computer would take years to process, a quantum one can do it in hours. But these computers can currently only exist in extremely cold temperatures, (-459 F) to eliminate vibration from energy that may ruin computing. This weakness to vibration also applies to noises, the noise applied to the computer can detriment the performance of the computer. This disturbance can be as small as a single photon from heat or a single vibration of the computer yet wreak havoc on it.

The research into this holds very high expectations, and for only existing for around 30 years, it has shown remarkable progress, with the number of qubits increasing from the original 2 in 1998 to the recent 1000 qubits. But there is still a long way to go before this can truly be a revolutionary item for the masses.