China’s Latest Quantum Test Shows How Future Machines Could Protect Their Own Information
Insider Brief Chinese researchers used the Zuchongzhi 2 quantum processor to create a non-equilibrium higher-order topological phase that traps quantum effects at the corners of a system. The experiment, reported by SCMP and Science, showed that time-driven Floquet circuits can stabilize quantum information in ways that conventional equilibrium materials cannot. The work demonstrates a potential…