Scientists have developed a new platform for hosting the fundamental unit of quantum computing, the qubit. It is formed by freezing neon gas into a solid, spraying electrons from a light bulb’s filament onto it, and trapping a single electron there. This new qubit platform could transform quantum information science and technology.
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