| 01 | Quantum· Notable Optimal learning of quantum channels in diamond distanceA new method learns an unknown quantum operation with the fewest possible uses, settling an old question E 85I 77N 61 | 70 | 85 | 77 | 61 | Early signal | Nov 12, 2026 |
| 02 | Quantum· Notable Simultaneous high-fidelity single-qubit gates in a spin qubit arrayE 88I 71N 64 | 69 | 88 | 71 | 64 | Early signal | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 03 | Quantum· Notable Aharonov–Bohm interference in a Z2 lattice gauge theory on a hybrid qubit–oscillator quantum computerE 91I 65N 68 | 68 | 91 | 65 | 68 | Early signal | Sep 25, 2026 |
| 04 | Quantum· Notable Observation of prethermal dynamical phase transitions and resonant meltingAn atom simulator running up to 180 qubits finds quantum states that hold off thermalization E 91I 50N 64 | 67 | 91 | 50 | 64 | Early signal | Nov 4, 2026 |
| 05 | Quantum· Notable String-breaking dynamics in a quantum simulatorE 88I 69N 66 | 67 | 88 | 69 | 66 | Early signal | Sep 23, 2026 |
| 06 | Quantum· Notable Twisted Rényi negativity as a reliable proxy for mixed-state entanglement in fermionic systemsE 91I 41N 63 | 61 | 91 | 41 | 63 | Early signal | Sep 29, 2026 |
| 07 | Quantum· Notable Helios: a 98-qubit trapped-ion machine that stays accurate as it scalesQuantinuum reaches beyond-classical circuits without giving up the field's best gate fidelity. E 94I 79N 62 | 61 | 94 | 79 | 62 | Early signal | Jun 17, 2026 |
| 08 | Quantum· Notable Conserved quantities enable the quantum Mpemba effect in weakly open systemsWeakly open quantum systems started in thermal states need extra conserved quantities to show the Mpemba effect E 86I 53N 52 | 60 | 86 | 53 | 52 | Early signal | Nov 6, 2026 |
| 09 | Quantum· Notable Extensive mixed-state entanglement in kinetically constrained superradianceTheory predicts that a local constraint lets a burst of superradiance entangle the emitting atoms E 88I 44N 53 | 59 | 88 | 44 | 53 | Early signal | Nov 9, 2026 |
| 10 | Quantum· Notable Controlling Rydberg atom-polariton interactions: from exceptional points to fast readoutA single atom read out by the cloud next door, after three regimes of light-matter interaction are mapped E 88I 50N 49 | 58 | 88 | 50 | 49 | Early signal | Nov 9, 2026 |
| 11 | Quantum· Notable Probing the memory of a superconducting qubit environmentA qubit's own jumps pick out the defects that make its environment remember its past states E 88I 45N 48 | 56 | 88 | 45 | 48 | Early signal | Oct 28, 2026 |
| 12 | Quantum· Notable Google's Processor Sees Quantum Interference at the Edge of ChaosSecond-order out-of-time-order correlators stay sensitive where scrambling usually erases the dynamics. E 96I 77N 45 | 44 | 96 | 77 | 45 | Settled | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 13 | Quantum· Notable A Chip-Scale Source of the Hardest-to-Make Photonic QubitsIntegrated photonics generates GKP states, a key ingredient for fault-tolerant light-based quantum computing. E 94I 78N 48 | 41 | 94 | 78 | 48 | Settled | Jun 4, 2025 |
| 14 | Quantum· Notable Microsoft Reads a Qubit's Parity in a Single Shot on a Topological DeviceAn interferometric parity measurement in InAs-Al nanowires, a building block a topological qubit would need. E 96I 83N 47 | 40 | 96 | 83 | 47 | Settled | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 15 | Quantum· Emerging Amazon's Bosonic Qubits Correct Errors With Far Less HardwareCat qubits suppress bit-flips in hardware so a small repetition code can handle the rest, below threshold. E 96I 79N 41 | 38 | 96 | 79 | 41 | Settled | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 16 | Quantum· Emerging A Quantum Algorithm Run Across Two Linked ProcessorsOxford teleports a logic gate between trapped-ion modules and runs Grover's search across the link. E 96I 86N 42 | 38 | 96 | 86 | 42 | Settled | Feb 5, 2025 |
| 17 | Quantum· Emerging Xanadu Networks 35 Photonic Chips Into One Quantum ComputerAurora entangles a cluster state across separate chips with 86.4 billion modes, over fiber, at room temperature. E 96I 84N 38 | 37 | 96 | 84 | 38 | Settled | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18 | Quantum· Emerging A trapped-ion computer generates certified-random bits a classical machine cannot fakeQuantinuum's 56-qubit processor produces over 70,000 bits of entropy verified by exascale classical computing. E 96I 65N 37 | 35 | 96 | 65 | 37 | Settled | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19 | Quantum· Emerging Zuchongzhi 3.0 Pushes the Quantum Advantage Bar Six Orders of Magnitude HigherA 105-qubit superconducting processor runs a sampling task no classical supercomputer could finish in the age of the universe. E 90I 80N 35 | 35 | 90 | 80 | 35 | Settled | Mar 3, 2025 |