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Google’s quantum computer reached an error-correcting milestone

The computer’s accuracy improved as scientists used more qubits to fix mistakes

Two different versions of Google's quantum computer chip, Sycamore, shown on a light gray backdrop

To demonstrate a new milestone in quantum computer error correction, scientists made improvements to the quantum bits of Google’s quantum chip, Sycamore (two versions shown, with the newer generation on the right).

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By Emily Conover

To shrink error rates in quantum computers, sometimes more is better. More qubits, that is.

The quantum bits, or qubits, that make up a quantum computer are prone to mistakes that could render a calculation useless if not corrected.