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We’re taking a transformational approach to quantum computing

July 3, 2025

Our quantum algorithms team has been hard at work exploring solutions to continually optimize our system’s performance. Recently, they’ve invented a novel technique, called the , that can offer significant resource savings in future applications.

The transform takes complex representations and makes them simple, by transforming into a different “basis”. This is like looking at a cube from one angle, then rotating it and seeing just a square, instead. Transformations like this save resources because the more complex your problem looks, the more expensive it is to represent and manipulate on qubits.

You’ve changed

While it might sound like magic, transforms are a commonly used tool in science and engineering. Transforms simplify problems by reshaping them into something that is easier to deal with, or that provides a new perspective on the situation. For example, sound engineers use Fourier transforms every day to look at complex musical pieces in terms of their frequency components. Electrical engineers use Laplace transforms; people who work in image processing use the Abel transform; physicists use the Legendre transform, and so on.

In a new paper outlining the necessary tools to implement the QPT, Dr. Nathan Fitzpatrick and Mr. Jędrzej Burkat explain how the QPT will be widely applicable in quantum computing simulations, spanning areas like molecular chemistry, materials science, and semiconductor physics. The paper also describes how the algorithm can lead to significant resource savings by offering quantum programmers a more efficient way of representing problems on qubits.

Symmetry is key

The efficiency of the QPT stems from its use of one of the most profound findings in the field of physics: that symmetries drive the properties of a system.

While the average person can “appreciate” symmetry, for example in design or aesthetics, physicists understand symmetry as a much more profound element present in the fabric of reality. Symmetries are like the universe’s DNA; they lead to conservation laws, which are the most immutable truths we know.

Back in the 1920’s, when women were largely prohibited from practicing physics, one of the great mathematicians of the century, Emmy Noether, turned her attention to the field when she was tasked with helping Einstein with his work. In her attempt to solve a problem Einstein had encountered, Dr. Noether realized that all the most powerful and fundamental laws of physics, such as “energy can neither be created nor destroyed” are in fact the consequence of a deep simplicity – symmetry – hiding behind the curtains of reality. Dr. Noether’s theorem would have a profound effect on the trajectory of physics.

In addition to the many direct consequences of Noether’s theorem is a longstanding tradition amongst physicists to treat symmetry thoughtfully. Because of its role in the fabric of our universe, carefully considering the symmetries of a system often leads to invaluable insights.

Einstein, Pauli and Noether walk into a bar...

Many of the systems we are interested in simulating with quantum computers are, at their heart, systems of electrons. Whether we are looking at how electrons move in a paired dance inside superconductors, or how they form orbitals and bonds in a chemical system, the motion of electrons are at the core.

Seven years after Noether published her blockbuster results, Wolfgang Pauli made waves when he published the work describing his Pauli exclusion principle, which relies heavily on symmetry to explain basic tenets of quantum theory. Pauli’s principle has enormous consequences; for starters, describing how the objects we interact with every day are solid even though atoms are mostly empty space, and outlining the rules of bonds, orbitals, and all of chemistry, among other things.

Symmetry in motion

It is Pauli's symmetry, coupled with a deep respect for the impact of symmetry, that led our team at ԹϺ to the discovery published today.

In their work, they considered the act of designing quantum algorithms, and how one’s design choices may lead to efficiency or inefficiency.

When you design quantum algorithms, there are many choices you can make that affect the final result. Extensive work goes into optimizing each individual step in an algorithm, requiring a cyclical process of determining subroutine improvements, and finally, bringing it all together. The significant cost and time required is a limiting factor in optimizing many algorithms of interest.

This is again where symmetry comes into play. The authors realized that by better exploiting the deepest symmetries of the problem, they could make the entire edifice more efficient, from state preparation to readout. Over the course of a few years, a team lead Dr. Fitzpatrick and his colleague Jędrzej Burkat slowly polished their approach into a full algorithm for performing the QPT.

The QPT functions by using Pauli’s symmetry to discard unimportant details and strip the problem down to its bare essentials. Starting with a Paldus transform allows the algorithm designer to enjoy knock-on effects throughout the entire structure, making it overall more efficient to run.

“It’s amazing to think how something we discovered one hundred years ago is making quantum computing easier and more efficient,” said Dr. Nathan Fitzpatrick.

Ultimately, this innovation will lead to more efficient quantum simulation. Projects we believed to still be many years out can now be realized in the near term.

Transforming the future

The discovery of the Quantum Paldus Transform is a powerful reminder that enduring ideas—like symmetry—continue to shape the frontiers of science. By reaching back into the fundamental principles laid down by pioneers like Noether and Pauli, and combining them with modern quantum algorithm design, Dr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Burkat have uncovered a tool with the potential to reshape how we approach quantum computation.

As quantum technologies continue their crossover from theoretical promise to practical implementation, innovations like this will be key in unlocking their full potential.

About ԹϺ

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June 10, 2026
ԹϺ's Fault-Tolerance Advantage: Turning Quantum Reliability into Commercial Usefulness
  • ԹϺ continues its progress toward fault-tolerant quantum computing, with a series of peer-reviewed breakthroughs in fault-tolerant operations.
  • Our progress is not only scientific; it is commercial. By improving logical-qubit reliability and encoding efficiency, ԹϺ is reducing the resource overhead required to scale its quantum computers toward commercially useful workloads.
  • These results were achieved on commercial ԹϺ hardware, reinforcing that our architecture is not just setting new standards, but building a practical foundation for customers, partners, and researchers preparing for the fault-tolerant era.

Fault-tolerant quantum computing is the threshold the industry must cross before quantum computers can solve the hardest, highest-value problems with confidence. To be commercially useful at scale, the question is not simply who can build more qubits. It is who can build reliable, efficient, scalable systems that reduce technical risk and accelerate the path to commercial usefulness.

ԹϺ is progressing on that path.

Last year, in partnership with Microsoft, we published a breakthrough in logical computing, demonstrating logical qubits that outperformed their physical counterparts by a factor of 800. We are proud to announce that this work is now being published in Nature, one of the most highly regarded scientific journals in the world.  

This work highlights our leading fidelities, as shown in Table 1:

Since then, we’ve accelerated our efforts to reach large-scale fault tolerance and advanced what we believe to be the core building blocks of fault-tolerant quantum computing, from logical-qubit teleportation and multiple error-correction breakthroughs to one of the first meaningful computations using logical qubits. Importantly, these results were achieved on commercial ԹϺ hardware, demonstrating not just scientific progress, but a practical and efficient path toward scalable, customer-ready fault tolerance.

A Recap of Our Recent Technical Progress

Since the work with Microsoft, we achieved a milestone years ahead of schedule, demonstrating high-fidelity teleportation of a logical qubit, which was published in one of the world’s most prestigious journals. Later, we beat our own record in this crucial fault tolerance milestone, thanks to continued improvements to our System Model H2’s fidelity.

Then, a series of results demonstrating more error-correcting milestones (and codes):

  • Better than physical results in a ,
  • (which significantly reduces resource requirements) in 4 dimensions
  • with a concatenated code
  • Observed with concatenated codes
  • High fidelity magic states and a fully fault tolerant universal gate set in two

Recently, we topped ourselves yet again by performing one of the first meaningful computations with logical qubits – exploring key questions in materials and magnetism, using . This result also includes a leading “encoding rate” squeezing 48 logical qubits out of just 98 physical qubits, emphasizing how our architecture helps to support large scale fault tolerance without enormous resource costs.

It is worth noting that all these results were achieved on our commercial hardware, not on one-off laboratory test-stands – reflecting the performance that we are able to deliver to our customers.

We also did crucial theoretical work, exploring that can reduce resource requirements, time to solution, and shorten the timeline to large scale fault tolerance.

Commercial Implications and the Road Ahead

We believe the commercial implication is clear: ԹϺ is reducing the uncertainty around the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing. Our architecture, hardware fidelity, full-stack control, and error-correction progress are converging into a practical roadmap for systems that can support valuable scientific and commercial workloads.

For those evaluating when quantum computing will become strategically relevant, we believe the signal is also increasingly clear: the fault-tolerant era is no longer a distant concept. It is becoming an engineering reality, and ԹϺ is leading the way.

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May 7, 2026
Denmark Strengthens its Quantum Leadership with ԹϺ Helios
  • University of Southern Denmark (SDU) to use ԹϺ Helios, supported by the Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium (DeiC)
  • Access to Helios enables SDU to test and refine fault-tolerant algorithms and error-correction codes under realistic hardware conditions
  • The collaboration supports at a scale of 48 logical qubits, positioning Denmark at the forefront of scalable, practical quantum computing
  • Researchers exploring the scientific foundations for future development of applications in fields including pharmaceuticals, finance, and defense

Progress in quantum computing is measured by hardware advances plus the algorithms and quantum error-correction codes that turn quantum systems into useful computational tools.

Thanks to recent hardware advances, researchers are increasingly sharpening their tools to probe the performance of quantum algorithms and understand how they behave in realistic conditions – where stability, system architecture and algorithm design all shape performance.

A new Denmark-based collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), ԹϺ, and the Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium (DeiC) will utilize ԹϺ Helios. Researchers at the SDU’s Centre for Quantum Mathematics, led by Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen, will use Helios to pursue research into topological quantum computing.

Their work could help explain how and why successful quantum algorithms perform as they do, informing the development of high-performance algorithms suited to emerging quantum systems. They’re exploring the scientific foundations that support future quantum applications across areas including pharmaceuticals, finance, and defense.

“We are thrilled to gain access to ԹϺ’s high-fidelity Helios system. This collaboration gives us a unique opportunity to test the limits of our algorithms and evaluate system performance, while advancing fundamental research and laying the foundation for future applications.”

— Professor Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen, Director of the Centre for Quantum Mathematics at University of Southern Denmark
Why topological methods matter

Topological quantum computing is an area of research that connects quantum computation with deep mathematical structures. It includes the study of error correcting codes known as surface codes that encode quantum information in the global properties of systems of logical qubits.

The research team will explore how these codes behave, and how they may support the development of fault-tolerant quantum algorithms in practical implementations under realistic conditions.

This distinction between theory and practical implementation matters. In theory, topological approaches offer a rich framework for designing algorithms and error-correcting codes. In practice, researchers need to understand how those ideas perform when implemented on real systems, where questions of noise, stability, overhead, and scaling become central. The collaboration will allow the SDU team to investigate these questions directly.

New ways to benchmark quantum processors

Beyond individual algorithms and codes, the research will also develop tools for benchmarking quantum processors. The goal is to develop new ways to characterize fidelity and stability in regimes that can be difficult to access.

The team will also explore hybrid quantum–classical approaches, including machine-learning techniques assisted by quantum hardware, to study the mathematical structures at the heart of topological quantum computing. This work reflects a broader field of research in which quantum and classical methods are used together, each contributing to parts of a computational problem.

Strengthening Denmark’s quantum ecosystem

The collaboration reflects the growing role of national quantum infrastructure in supporting research and talent development. Denmark has a long tradition of scientific innovation, and this collaboration is intended to support the country’s continued development in quantum technology.

The initiative is supported by DeiC, which played a central role in securing funding and enabling access to ԹϺ’s systems. DeiC has been assigned a particular role in developing and coordinating quantum infrastructure initiatives for the benefit of universities and industry, operating without its own commercial, sectoral, or geographical interests. This includes securing dedicated access to quantum computers, producing advisory services and supporting the development of new talent in the Danish quantum sector.

“DeiC’s special effort to secure funding and access for this research initiative is rooted in our organization’s role in relation to the Danish Government’s strategy for quantum technology.”

— Henrik Navntoft Sønderskov, Head of Quantum at Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium

This collaboration promises to accelerate the development of practical algorithms. It is grounded in fundamental science – but its focus is practical: discovering and testing mathematical approaches to topological quantum computing that can be implemented, evaluated, and improved on real quantum hardware.

That work requires both theoretical insight and access to a system such as Helios capable of supporting meaningful scientific work.

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March 25, 2026
Celebrating Our First Annual Q-Net Connect!

This month, ԹϺ welcomed its global user community to the first-ever Q-Net Connect, an annual forum designed to spark collaboration, share insights, and accelerate innovation across our full-stack quantum computing platforms. Over two days, users came together not only to learn from one another, but to build the relationships and momentum that we believe will help define the next chapter of quantum computing.

Q-Net Connect 2026 drew over 170 attendees from around the world to Denver, Colorado, including representatives from commercial enterprises and startups, academia and research institutions, and the public sector and non-profits - all users of ԹϺ systems.  

The program was packed with inspiring keynotes, technical tracks, and customer presentations. Attendees heard from leaders at ԹϺ, as well as our partners at NVIDIA, JPMorganChase and BlueQubit; professors from the University of New Mexico, the University of Nottingham and Harvard University; national labs, including NIST, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory; and other distinguished guests from across the global quantum ecosystem.

Congratulations to Q-Net Connect 2026 Award Recipients! 

The mission of the ԹϺ Q-Net user community is to create a space for shared learning, collaboration and connection for those who adopt ԹϺ’s hardware, software and middleware platform. At this year’s Q-Net Connect, we awarded four organizations who made notable efforts to champion this effort. 

  • JPMorganChase received the ‘Guppy Adopter Award’ for their exemplary adoption of our quantum programming language, Guppy, in their research workflows. 
  • Phasecraft, a UK and US-based quantum algorithms startup, received the ‘Rising Star’ award for demonstrating exceptional early impact and advancing science using ԹϺ hardware, which they published in a December 2025 .
  • Qedma, a quantum software startup, received the ‘Startup Partner Engagement’ award for their sustained engagement with ԹϺ platforms dating back to our first commercially deployed quantum computer, H1.
  • Anna Dalmasso from the University of Nottingham received our ‘New Student Award’ for her impressive debut project on ԹϺ hardware and for delivering outstanding results as a new Q-Net student user. 

Congratulations, again, and thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the first Q-Net Connect!

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By joining the community, you will be invited to exclusive gatherings to hear about the latest breakthroughs and connect with industry experts driving quantum innovation. Members also get access to Q‑Net Connect recordings and stay connected for future community updates.

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