Quantum Computers Disrupted by Particles from Space

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In one sense this should not come as a surprise, but it has now been proved by experiment.

Particles From Space Are Messing With Our Quantum Computers, Scientists Discover – VICE

In an incredible example of cosmic scales meeting the tiniest possible realm, scientists found that radiation including cosmic rays causes superconducting qubits to slip into disarray.

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Sounds amazing until you put it in the context of computing and electronics in general, where cosmic rays are perennially disruptive.