SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 29, 2026Interesting Engineering

One of the largest time crystals created by scientists using IBM’s quantum heron chip

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Researchers from Basque Quantum, NIST, and IBM created one of the largest time crystals ever using IBM's Quantum Heron chip, building a 144-qubit, two-dimensional system that exhibits repeating patterns in time rather than space. This breakthrough demonstrates quantum computing's ability to explore previously impossible physical phenomena and advances quantum-centric supercomputing approaches.

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