# Cornell Settled a Six-Year Quantum Debate. Neither Side Won.

- slug: cornell-settled-a-six-year-quantum-debate-neither-side-won
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Quantum Computing

Physicists spent six years and millions in funding on ruthenium trichloride as Majorana proof. Cornell just showed the real answer was soundwaves twisting through the lattice — a quantum property never measured before.

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