# Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

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Published: 2024-03-04
Updated: 2024-03-04





Source: newscientist.com (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420137-google-launches-5m-prize-to-find-actual-uses-for-quantum-computers/)




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Google and the XPRIZE Foundation are launching a three-year competition to encourage researchers to develop new quantum algorithms that could have practical real-world applications. While current quantum computers excel at certain abstract mathematical problems, this challenge aims to bridge the gap between these theoretical advancements and their practical utility, focusing on potential applications like improving battery storage capacity without necessarily requiring a working solution.