Next-Level Quantum Computers will Almost be Useful: First Quantum Machines with Error Correction will Reach Customers in 2026
Abstract
The goal of the quantum-computing industry is to build a powerful, functional machine capable of solving large-scale problems in science and industry that classical computing can't solve. We won't get there in 2026. In fact, scientists have been working toward that goal since at least the 1980s, and it has proved difficult, to say the least.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum many-body systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEEE Spectrum
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 30–32
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026