"Scientists may have...that ability could...early experiments suggest...if verified, it could..."
I have become jaded with publications that hedge like this. In my experience most of these discoveries never pan out, they just disappear. And not being in the field myself, I don't know how to judge.
Does anyone in quantum computing have a read on how big a deal this is (or isn't)?
nomel•3h ago
The majority of press releases, from universities, are complete fan fiction. It's so damn disheartening.
rando1234•2h ago
You should read them as publicity to convince stupid politicians to continue to fund basic research when they are more inclined to go for tax cuts for billionaires. Annoying, but a necessary evil.
rluna828•4h ago
The limiting factor for quantum computers is keeping them cold. Is this triple superconductor high temperature too? If not, it's not going to change things much.
IndrekR•3h ago
In QC, keeping cold is not just needed to superconduct, but to reduce thermal noise to level below the energy levels operated at.
readthenotes1•3h ago
7k, kelvin that is, according to the fine article. Very very cold, but better than nothing.
gus_massa•1h ago
Note that liquid Helium boils at 4K, so anything hotter (like 7K) is "easy", where "easy" means "as easy as keeping a NMR working in a Hospital".
(There are probably a lot of other nasty details, but less than 4K is harder.)
lkm0•3h ago
The manuscript has been out since October 2025, and back then it didn't make so much noise. Looks like solid work, but more muted in tone than this press release. https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08110
pizzathyme•4h ago
I have become jaded with publications that hedge like this. In my experience most of these discoveries never pan out, they just disappear. And not being in the field myself, I don't know how to judge.
Does anyone in quantum computing have a read on how big a deal this is (or isn't)?
nomel•3h ago
rando1234•2h ago