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While quantum computers have been touted as the future of computing, they are also prone to errors. Google has found a way of building the technology so that it corrects those errors, and the researchers say that they have moved towards building a functioning and useful quantum computer after the discovery. The scientists note that more work is needed to lower the error rates enough for effective computation, but their work "demonstrates a fundamental requirement for future developments". The breakthrough, which is published in the journal Nature, represents a significant shift in how we operate quantum computers, according to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet.