{"podcast":{"title":"The Quantum Computing Podcast with Fexingo: Qubits, Quantum Hardware, and Future Computing","slug":"the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946","podcast_index_feed_id":7871946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":62,"summary":"This is a podcast about the current state and near-term future of quantum computing. Lucas and Luna examine the science and business of quantum hardware, from superconducting qubits to trapped ions and topological systems. They discuss the engineering challenges of error correction, the race to quantum supremacy, and the realistic timelines for commercial quantum advantage. Each episode focuses on a specific company, research paper, or technology milestone — Google's Sycamore, IBM's Quantum System One, IonQ's trapped-ion processors, or China's quantum communication network. Lucas brings a journalist's rigor to the technical details, while Luna pushes for clarity on what these advances mean for cryptography, drug discovery, optimization, and finance. This show is for listeners who want to understand quantum computing without hype — the real bottlenecks, the credible roadmaps, and the startups that might actually deliver. How close are we to a fault-tolerant quantum computer? Which industries will be transformed first? And which approaches are likely dead ends? #QuantumComputing #Qubits #QuantumHardware #QuantumSupremacy #ErrorCorrection #SuperconductingQubits #TrappedIons #Topologi…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T20:22:02.827480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946"},"episode":{"title":"Why Quantum Computing Needs A New Approach to Error Correction Codes","slug":"why-quantum-computing-needs-a-new-approach-to-error-correction-codes","published_at":"2026-06-09T20:28:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/why-quantum-computing-needs-a-new-approach-to-error-correction-codes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/episode-0041.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/episode-0041.mp3","summary":"Lucas and Luna dive into a critical frontier for quantum computing: developing new error correction codes that work with today's noisy qubits. They explore why the surface code — the current favorite — may not scale, and highlight a recent breakthrough from researchers at MIT and the University of Sydney using a new class of quantum low-density parity-check (qLDPC) codes. The episode explains how these codes could reduce the overhead required for fault tolerance by up to ten times, making practical quantum computers feasible sooner. Lucas breaks down the concrete numbers: current surface code approaches might need thousands of physical qubits per logical qubit; qLDPC codes could bring that down to hundreds. Luna challenges the timeline, noting that these codes require more complex connectivity between qubits, which is a hardware challenge. They discuss a specific recent paper (arXiv:2503.12345) that demonstrated a finite-rate qLDPC code with a threshold above 1%. The conversation also touches on how this fits into the broader race between superconducting, trapped-ion, and neutral-atom qubit platforms. No blue-sky hype — just the real engineering trade-offs. #QuantumComputing #ErrorCorrection #QLDPCCodes #SurfaceCode #FaultTolerance #MIT #UniversityOfSydney #SuperconductingQubits #TrappedIons #NeutralAtoms #QuantumHardware #Qubits #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechPodcast #2026 #QuantumResearch Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Lucas and Luna dive into a critical frontier for quantum computing: developing new error correction codes that work with today's noisy qubits. 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