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This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough
ScienceDailyThursday, October 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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A proposed qubit made with superfluid helium could cut quantum computing error rates by around 100 times by shielding quantum information from common forms of electromagnetic noise.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A proposed qubit made with superfluid helium could cut quantum computing error rates by around 100 times by shielding quantum information from common forms of electromagnetic noise.
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A proposed qubit made with superfluid helium could cut quantum computing error rates by around 100 times by shielding quantum information from common forms of electromagnetic noise.
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