In 2026, quantum computers reached an important milestone in fixing their own errors.
These machines rely on the strange rules of physics to solve certain problems.
For some tasks, they can work far faster than the normal computers we use every day.
However, quantum computers have always struggled with high error rates.
This year, the error rates finally dropped low enough for 'error correction' to start working.
Researchers demonstrated a small number of reliable 'logical qubits' for the first time.
This step brings scientists closer to machines that could one day solve problems today's computers cannot.