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For the first time, a device has been created in which encoded error rates improve as the system size is increased. * Twitter * Facebook * Email Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a summary of: Google Quantum AI. Suppressing quantum errors by scaling a surface code logical qubit. Nature 614, 676-681 (2023). Access options Access through your institution Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to Nature+ Get immediate online access to Nature and 55 other Nature journal $29.99 monthly Subscribe Subscribe to Journal Get full journal access for 1 year $199.00 only $3.90 per issue Subscribe All prices are NET prices. VAT will be added later in the checkout. Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout. Buy article Get time limited or full article access on ReadCube. $32.00 Buy All prices are NET prices. 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