Japan switches on its first full-stack room-temperature quantum computer — and scientists plan to scale it up to 10,000 qubits

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Japan switches on its first full-stack room-temperature quantum computer — and scientists plan to scale it up to 10,000 qubitsWorldPing
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What happened

Japan's new quantum system, Shunkai, uses "optical tweezers" to trap and rearrange atoms, and will be available to researchers working on quantum error correction.

Key facts

  • Reported by Live Science and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:30:00 UTC.

Why it matters

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