How much energy does a quantum algorithm actually cost? PQI researchers traced it for Rydberg atoms: 0.662 mJ per run. 99% of energy goes to optical traps, not computation. Quantum advantage over classical kicks in around 39 qubits.
arxiv.org/abs/2601.03141
MITRE researchers ran the largest Fermi-Hubbard ground state calculation on quantum hardware: 56 qubits on QuEra's Aquila. Rydberg sampling beat random sampling even at 10x fewer shots. arxiv.org/abs/2603.06529
Atom loss = ~40% of errors in neutral-atom QC. Our new paper introduces "Pauli Envelope" decoding: 40% higher thresholds in sim, improved Lambda on real data. Started as a summer intern project. arxiv.org/abs/2603.04156
Here is the cover page of our 2026 calendar, showing important milestones in the history of computing.
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New Perspective paper from #Q4Bio on ChemRxiv shows how quantum can support drug discovery today. Using neutral-atom quantum data to train quantum-enhanced DFT, the Nottingham–Phasecraft–QuEra team outlines a scalable path for modeling complex biological systems.
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Neutral-atom quantum computers can sample real materials, not just toy models.
This work maps DFT-derived energies to Rydberg systems to perform thermodynamic sampling on quantum hardware.
arxiv.org/abs/2512.21142
#QuantumComputing #NeutralAtoms #MaterialsScience
New work from QuEra, Harvard, LANL, and MIT community introduces a transversal STAR architecture co-designed for neutral-atom hardware. It shows how dynamic connectivity and small-angle magic injection can cut overhead for early fault-tolerant quantum simulation.
Near a quantum critical point, a lattice gauge theory can fail to thermalize even without disorder. Using a neutral-atom quantum simulator, researchers observed long-lived memory and slow dynamics driven by gauge constraints and criticality.
arxiv.org/abs/2512.23794
Rydberg experiment shows Kibble–Zurek defect statistics break down: huge fluctuations, unexpected correlations, and new nonequilibrium physics. arxiv.org/abs/2512.02112
⚛️ Aquila just turned 3. Researchers worldwide have used our 256-qubit system to publish impactful science — and we’re saying thanks. If you’ve published with Aquila, claim a free Challenge Coin: https://buff.ly/8Mk5DHk
⚛️ Aquila just turned 3. Researchers worldwide have used our 256-qubit system to publish impactful science — and we’re saying thanks. If you’ve published with Aquila, claim a free Challenge Coin: buff.ly/8Mk5DHk
🧩 Nature, July 2025: Researchers from Harvard, MIT & QuEra demonstrate logical magic-state distillation on a neutral-atom platform — a key step toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. It’s not about hype — it’s about quality over quantity in qubits. 🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09367-3 #QuantumComputing #NeutralAtoms #FaultTolerance #QuEra
🧩 Researchers from QuEra, Harvard, and MIT demonstrate logical magic-state distillation on the QuEra's Gemini neutral-atom platform — a key step toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
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🔗 Nature, July 2025: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Presentation: youtu.be/4MWFNVhbvho
🎥 New from QuEra: Continuous operation of a 3,000-qubit neutral-atom system — showing how scalable, coherent quantum hardware moves from lab demos toward real-world reliability. Watch the full video 👉
🎥 How we’re scaling neutral-atom quantum processors
See how QuEra traps, manipulates & measures individual atoms to build scalable, reconfigurable qubit arrays — designed for hybrid HPC-quantum environments.
Watch here 👉 buff.ly/62zcI19
QuEra is proud to be recognized by the New England Venture Capital Association as part of the #NEVYs25 — celebrating the New England teams shaping the future of innovation, from Tech & Healthcare to Tough Tech & beyond. We’re thrilled to be a part of this esteemed group: https://bit.ly/nevy25 @NewEnglandVC
QuEra is proud to be recognized by the New England Venture Capital Association as part of the #NEVYs25: celebrating the New England teams shaping the future of innovation. We’re thrilled to be a part of this esteemed group: bit.ly/nevy25%EF%BF... @NewEnglandVC
💡 How photonics unlocks neutral-atom scale. Ultrahigh extinction, low crosstalk, fast switching — precision optics for scalable qubit control. Better optics = better qubits. arxiv.org/abs/2508.099...
Join us on Nov 13 for a "Science with QuEra" webinar covering Nature 646, 303–308 (2025), " Low-overhead transversal fault tolerance for universal quantum computation "
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Encoding strategies are presented for both surface codes and high-rate codes, with corresponding performance analyses. We expect this milestone result to significantly advance the era of megaquop-scale quantum computing. arxiv.org/abs/2509.18294
Here, QuEra’s research team introduces a transversal STAR architecture for small-angle magic state generation with neutral atoms. They demonstrate that fault-tolerant simulations with over a million T-gates could be achieved with only ten thousand qubits at a physical error rate of 0.1%.
While this is usually achieved through magic state distillation or cultivation, certain resource states could potentially be synthesized more efficiently in a semi–fault-tolerant way, accelerating our ability to perform complex workflows in fields such as materials simulation.
Transversal STAR architecture for megaquop-scale quantum simulation with neutral atoms
arxiv.org/abs/2509.18294
Universal fault-tolerant quantum computation requires the synthesis of complex resource states.
Join us next week for a "Science with QuEra" webinar covering Nature 646, 303–308 (2025), " Low-overhead transversal fault tolerance for universal quantum computation "
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Please join us at the University of Toronto Fields Institute for "Science With Programmable Neutral Atom Quantum Computers" with QuEra's Alexei Bylinskii.
Friday, Nov 7th, 11 AM. Additional information here: www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
Join us on Dec 4th a "Science with QuEra" webinar series. This time, we will be hosting NESRC and University of Toronto researchers to describe our joint work "Quantum criticality and nonequilibrium dynamics with neutral atoms" (arXiv:2509.18294).
Register here: quera.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Three Harvard researchers presented their work on "Continuous operation of a coherent 3,000-qubit system" [Nature (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s415... ] on a recent "Science with QuEra" webinar. Catch the recording here: youtu.be/wi4ez_TfngM
Harvard-led team expands what analog quantum computers can do.
This work demonstrates that with a new methodology for optimal control of global pulses, analog quantum computers can be made far more expressive than their native setting. www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.19075
Join us on Nov 13 for a "Science with QuEra" webinar covering Nature 646, 303–308 (2025), " Low-overhead transversal fault tolerance for universal quantum computation "
Register at: quera.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tomorrow at 11 AM ET, researchers from Harvard present in the latest "Science with QuEra" webinar on "Continuous operation of a coherent 3,000-qubit system" - Nature (2025): doi.org/10.1038/s415...
quera.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Excited to share new research in collaboration NERSC/LBNL, performed on Aquila.
“Probing emergent prethermal dynamics and resonant melting on a programmable quantum simulator” explores the frontiers of non-equilibrium quantum many-body physics.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.11706
