Environmental noise can severely hinder the storage and transmission of quantum information. Experiments now reveal that trapped ions are promising candidates for reliable quantum memories.
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Puri, S. Noise phased out. Nat. Phys. 18, 240–241 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01486-8
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