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    Watch: What is quantum computing?

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    Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize our society, performing calculations millions of times faster than any computer that exists today.

    To understand if quantum computing is possible, and how it all works, you first need to understand what quantum physics is.

    In this video, John Nichol, associate professor in the physics and astronomy department and co-lead of the Center for Coherence and Quantum Science at the University of Rochester provides a primer on quantum physics and experimental quantum computing:

    Source: University of Rochester