Error-correcting codes form the backbone of reliable data transmission across modern communication networks, from mobile telephony and optical fibre links to satellite and deep-space probes. By ...

Computers also make mistakes. These are usually suppressed by technical measures or detected and corrected during the calculation. In quantum computers, this involves some effort, as no copy can be ...

If you’ve ever sent a text message, played a CD, or stored a file in the cloud, you’ve benefited from error correction. This revolutionary idea dates back to the ...