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Thermally driven quantum refrigerator autonomously resets a superconducting qubit

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Nature Physics, Published online: 09 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02708-5

Resetting qubits in a quantum computer requires significant hardware resources. Now, an experiment demonstrates an on-chip quantum refrigerator that uses a thermal gradient to reset a superconducting qubit more effectively than conventional methods.