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From the Ted Talk by Chiara Decaroli: The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work

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The contents of this metal cienyldr could either revolutionize technology or be completely useless— it all depends on whether we can harness the strange physics of matter at very, very small saelcs. To have even a cchane of doing so, we have to control the envimnoenrt precisely: the thick tabletop and legs guard against vibrations from footsteps, nearby elevators, and opening or closing droos. The cylinder is a vacuum chamber, devoid of all the gases in air. Inside the vacuum chamber is a smaller, extremely cold compartment, reachable by tiny lsear beams. Inside are ultra-sensitive pireclats that make up a quantum computer.

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The contents of this metal ________ could either revolutionize technology or be completely useless— it all depends on whether we can harness the strange physics of matter at very, very small ______. To have even a ______ of doing so, we have to control the ___________ precisely: the thick tabletop and legs guard against vibrations from footsteps, nearby elevators, and opening or closing _____. The cylinder is a vacuum chamber, devoid of all the gases in air. Inside the vacuum chamber is a smaller, extremely cold compartment, reachable by tiny _____ beams. Inside are ultra-sensitive _________ that make up a quantum computer.

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  1. environment
  2. laser
  3. scales
  4. chance
  5. particles
  6. doors
  7. cylinder

Original Text


The contents of this metal cylinder could either revolutionize technology or be completely useless— it all depends on whether we can harness the strange physics of matter at very, very small scales. To have even a chance of doing so, we have to control the environment precisely: the thick tabletop and legs guard against vibrations from footsteps, nearby elevators, and opening or closing doors. The cylinder is a vacuum chamber, devoid of all the gases in air. Inside the vacuum chamber is a smaller, extremely cold compartment, reachable by tiny laser beams. Inside are ultra-sensitive particles that make up a quantum computer.

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