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.
The French startup ColibriTD has raised €1 million in funding from the Earlybird fund to make quantum computing universally accessible