Researchers develop a new language for quantum computing

What do these three disparate things have in common? Unlike traditional computers that use bits, quantum computers use qubits to encode information as zeros or ones, or both at the same time. Coupled with a cocktail of forces from quantum physics, these refrigerator-sized machines can process a whole lot of information--but they're far from flawless. Just like our regular computers, we need to have the right programming languages to properly compute on quantum computers. Programming quantum computers requires awareness of something called "entanglement," a computational multiplier for qubits of sorts, which translates to a lot of power.