This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough

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. If experiments confirm the predictions, the technology could eventually work alongside today’s superconducting qubits or serve as a new kind of quantum memory.

sciencedaily.com ·2026-10-01

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