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Commercialize quantum technologies in five years

Masoud Mohseni, Peter Read, Hartmut Neven and colleagues at Google's Quantum AI Laboratory set out investment opportunities on the road to the ultimate quantum machines.

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Mohseni, M., Read, P., Neven, H. et al. Commercialize quantum technologies in five years. Nature 543, 171–174 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/543171a

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