Quantum computing,
decoded.
We make quantum technology understandable - with visual lessons, monitored industry news, and reality-check analysis.
Qubit state
|0⟩ + |1⟩ / √2
Superposition
until measured
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ECDSA.Fail: Open Autoresearch for Optimizing Elliptic-Curve Point Addition in Shor's Algorithm
Optimizing quantum algorithms could greatly enhance the security and efficiency of technologies that use elliptic-curve cryptography, which underpins...
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Interesting
Walking Floquet code circuits for zero-overhead leakage reduction
Quantum computing offers the potential for solving complex problems more efficiently than classical computers, but current systems struggle with...
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Research
Numerical Evaluation of ZX Calculus Optimization for Solovay Kitaev Quantum Circuit Synthesis
The optimization of quantum circuit synthesis can lead to significant reductions in cost and complexity for quantum computing.
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Quantum Roadmap Tracker
2025
2026
2027
2028–29
2030+
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Quantinuum
Helios: 48 logical qubits, 99.921% two-qubit fidelity
Sol: ~100 logical qubits, five-nines fidelity
Apollo: hundreds of logical qubits, fault-tolerant
IQ
IonQ
Tempo reaches #AQ 64 on 100 qubits
Tempo shipments, 256-qubit demonstration
2M physical, 80,000 logical qubits (2030)
IBM
IBM
Kookaburra: qLDPC memory paired with a logic unit
Cockatoo: entanglement between modules
Starling: 200 logical qubits, 100 million gates (2029)
Blue Jay: ~2,000 logical qubits (2033)
Vendor roadmaps as published. Last verified 25 Aug 2026.
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We cut through the hype and analyze what's real, what's coming, and what still needs to improve.
Physical qubits
1,121
IBM Condor, largest superconducting chip
Logical qubits
96
QuEra, verified in Nature (2026)
Error rate
7.9 × 10⁻⁴
Best commercial two-qubit gate (Quantinuum Helios)
To break RSA-2048
< 1M
Physical qubits, estimated (Gidney 2025) — a projection, not a demo
Real-world impact
Early stage
No commercial advantage independently confirmed
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