# The quantum state too fragile for computing may be exactly what quantum measurement needs

- slug: the-quantum-state-too-fragile-for-computing-may-be-exactly-what-quantum-measurement-needs
- date: 2026-04-11
- category: Quantum Computing

Physicists have spent decades trying to protect quantum states from decoherence. A new theoretical paper argues that for one class of quasi-Majorana excitations, the lack of protection is the whole point: it is what makes them readable as spectroscopic probes for quantum spin.

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