USC and Quantum Elements achieved subthreshold error suppression on IBM's heavy-hex superconducting qubits using optimized embedding and dynamical decoupling, validating surface codes work beyond native-designed architectures.
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@informaq.bsky.social@informaq.bsky.socialSurface code error correction improves quantum processor protection even on systems with incompatible physical layouts, demonstrated on IBM Heron through collaborative research published in Nature Communications.