Creating a quantum device often begins by intentionally damaging a crystal. Scientists fire an ultrafast laser pulse into a material, knocking atoms out of place and leaving behind tiny imperfections called vacancies. Far from being flaws, these vacancies can behave as qubits—the fundamental bu...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ray-technique-reveals-quantum-materials.html)

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