Chinese scientists make quantum leap in computing

Professor Lu Chaoyang (C) of the University of Science and Technology of China checks the operating status of the quantum computing machine with his students at a lab in Shanghai, east China, May 3, 2017. Chinese scientists have built the world's first quantum computing machine that goes far beyond the early classical -- or conventional -- computers, paving the way to the ultimate realization of quantum computing. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)