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networkworld.com
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https://www.networkworld.com/article/4088709/top-quantum-breakthroughs-of-202…
According to the company, it’s the most accurate computer to date, can be programmed just like a classical computer, and uses industry tools like [Nvidia’s CUDA-Q](https://www.networkworld.com/article/3851393/nvidia-launches-research-center-to-accelerate-quantum-computing-breakthrough.html). * [How will quantum computing impact conventional cryptography by 2029?](https://www.networkworld.com/article/4088709/top-quantum-breakthroughs-of-2025.html#). * [What economic value and earliest use cases are projected for quantum computing by 2035?](https://www.networkworld.com/article/4088709/top-quantum-breakthroughs-of-2025.html#). Companies announcing error-correction developments this year include QuEra, with its “[magic states](https://www.quera.com/press-releases/quera-harvard-and-mit-researchers-demonstrate-logical-level-magic-state-distillation-on-a-neutral-atom-quantum-computer)” announcement, as well as [Alice & Bob](https://alice-bob.com/newsroom/alice-bob-surpasses-bit-flip-stability-record/), [Microsoft](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2025/06/19/microsoft-advances-quantum-error-correction-with-a-family-of-novel-four-dimensional-codes/), [Google](https://blog.google/technology/research/quantum-hardware-verifiable-advantage), [IBM](https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/relay-bp-error-correction-decoder), [Quantinuum](https://www.quantinuum.com/press-releases/quantinuum-announces-commercial-launch-of-new-helios-quantum-computer-that-offers-unprecedented-accuracy-to-enable-generative-quantum-ai-genqai), [IonQ](https://ionq.com/blog/from-flash-cells-to-qubits-how-ionq-is-drawing-inspiration-from-classical), [Nord Quantique](https://nordquantique.ca/en/news/suppressing-logical-errors-with-multimode-quantum-error-correction), [Infleqtion](https://infleqtion.com/infleqtion-unveils-open-source-library-for-quantum-error-correction-research/), and [Rigetti](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/16/3116290/0/en/Rigetti-Demonstrates-Industry-s-Largest-Multi-Chip-Quantum-Computer-Halves-Two-Qubit-Gate-Error-Rate.html), among others. In March, D-Wave announced that they’d achieved the world’s “first and only demonstration of quantum computational supremacy on a useful, real-world problem.” The company claimed that [its annealing quantum computer outperformed one of the world’s most powerful classic supercomputers](https://www.networkworld.com/article/3845285/d-wave-uses-quantum-to-solve-real-world-problem.html) in solving a magnetic materials simulation problem. Many companies announced hardware breakthroughs this year, including [Microsoft’s new Majorana 1 chip](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2025/02/19/microsoft-unveils-majorana-1-the-worlds-first-quantum-processor-powered-by-topological-qubits/) and [Amazon’s new Ocelot chip](https://www.networkworld.com/article/3835187/amazon-claims-to-cut-quantum-computing-timeline-by-5-years-with-new-ocelot-chip.html).
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nist.gov
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https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms…
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way. # Quantum Breakthroughs: NIST & SQMS Lead the Way. [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way "Facebook"). [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way&source=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way "Linkedin"). [X.com](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way&status=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way "X.com"). While quantum computing might seem like technology for the distant future, the [breakthroughs](https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2462792) from the collaboration between Fermilab’s Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems (SQMS) Center, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and several other government, university, and industrial partners, could reshape industries and daily life in the near future. Scientists from NIST’s Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) and the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) are leading the SQMS Center’s Nanofabrication Taskforce, a joint effort aimed at enhancing the performance of superconducting quantum bits (qubits) — the building blocks of quantum computers. [Recent innovations by the SQMS Nanofabrication Taskforce](https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2462792) have led to a systematic improvement in qubit coherence, with the best-performing qubits now reaching coherence times of up to 0.6 milliseconds, a significant leap for superconducting quantum technology. [Was this page helpful?](/webform/page_feedback?page=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/quantum-breakthroughs-nist-sqms-lead-way&page_title=Quantum Breakthroughs: NIST & SQMS Lead the Way&source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1878546).
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discovermagazine.com
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/quantum-computing-is-beginning-to-take-shape…
Quantum computing breaktrhroughs including new hardware, smarter algorithms, and clearer signs of “quantum advantage,” bring once-theoretical machines closer to real-world use. The field has been plagued from day one by the fact that [quantum computers](https://www.discovermagazine.com/new-microsoft-quantum-computing-chip-could-revolutionize-the-industry-47150) are inherently unstable. Decoherence leads to computational errors, so error correction is the central challenge of [quantum computing](https://www.discovermagazine.com/quantum-computers-are-physicists-latest-tools-for-discovering-quantum-43673). **Read More:** [Quantum Computing Approach Generates First Ever Truly Random Number](https://www.discovermagazine.com/quantum-computing-approach-generates-first-ever-truly-random-number-47334). The ultimate goal for [quantum computing](https://www.discovermagazine.com/quantum-communication-milestone-could-pave-way-for-faster-more-secure-47459), of course, is to solve problems beyond the reach of classical computers. After several tantalizing decades, Aaronson added, quantum computers are beginning to perform “like the theory said [they] would 30 years ago.”. * This article references information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): [Quantum Computing Explained](https://www.nist.gov/quantum-information-science/quantum-computing-explained). * This article references information from a study published in *Nature*: [Quantum error correction below the surface code threshold](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08449-y). * This article references information from a study published in *arXiv*: Helios: [A 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer](https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.05465).
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theguardian.com
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/google-hails-breakthrough-…
Google has claimed a breakthrough in quantum computing after developing an algorithm that performed a task beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. Google acknowledged, however, that real-world use of quantum computers remained years away. “This is the first time in history that any quantum computer has successfully run a verifiable algorithm that surpasses the ability of supercomputers,” Google said in a blogpost. “It’s important to understand the task Google has achieved is not quite as revolutionary as some of the world-changing applications that are anticipated for quantum computers,” Hensinger said. Hartmut Neven, a vice-president of engineering at Google, said real-world use of quantum computers might be five years away despite the breakthrough with the algorithm, which the US tech company has called quantum echoes. “With quantum echoes we continue to be optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” he said. [Share](mailto:?subject=Google hails breakthrough as quantum computer surpasses ability of supercomputers&body=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/google-hails-breakthrough-as-quantum-computer-surpasses-ability-of-supercomputers?CMP=share_btn_url). [Reuse this content](https://syndication.theguardian.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2025%2Foct%2F22%2Fgoogle-hails-breakthrough-as-quantum-computer-surpasses-ability-of-supercomputers&type=article&internalpagecode=technology/2025/oct/22/google-hails-breakthrough-as-quantum-computer-surpasses-ability-of-supercomputers "Reuse this content").
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260328043600.htm
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youtube.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JRJxsvJdRs
Quantum computing is entering a new era of breakthroughs that could transform science, technology, and entire industries.
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reddit.com
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https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantumComputing/comments/1hcimmw/what_has_quantum_c…
I'm curious to learn about the key milestones or breakthroughs in quantum computing. Are there any practical applications already, or is it still mostly
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nsf.gov
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https://www.nsf.gov/science-matters/quantum-computing-expanding-whats-possible
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