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Quantum Elements

I have no reliable record of a quantum computing company operating under the name "Quantum Elements." The name does not correspond to any vendor I can confidently place in the sector, so I cannot describe a technical approach, product line, or position in the field without inventing one. This entry should be treated as unverified until a primary source — company registration, funding announcement, or peer-reviewed publication — confirms the entity.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 16 September 2026

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The Quantum Insider

Quantum Elements and USC Demonstrate Surface Code Scaling on IBM Heron

Quantum Elements and USC announced a Nature Communications paper reporting that the surface code can strengthen error protection on IBM Heron processors even when the chip's native qubit connectivity does not naturally match the code's standard layout. The work demonstrates scaling of surface code error correction on deployed superconducting hardware.

OutlookPlausible

If the demonstrated surface-code scaling holds at larger code distances, existing IBM Heron-class processors could host early logical qubits within two years without needing hardware redesigned around the code's native layout.

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