"Revolutionary Quantum Memory Discovery for Flash-Like Qubit Storage"
Physicists at Rice University have discovered a phase-changing quantum material that could potentially be used to create nonvolatile memory capable of storing quantum bits of information, or qubits, even when a quantum computer is powered down. The material, an iron-germanium-tellurium alloy, can be toggled between two electronic phases using heat, and the researchers found that the arrangement of vacancies in the crystal's lattice determines the phase. This discovery could potentially reduce errors in quantum computing and pave the way for flash-like memory for qubits.