MIT Technology Review Research
7/14/2026

PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light
Short summary
PsiQuantum is building a large-scale quantum computer using photonic technology, housed in a facility resembling a data center with liquid helium cooling. The machine will consist of roughly 100 stainless-steel cabinets kept near absolute zero. The approach uses light-based qubits rather than superconducting circuits, aiming for fault-tolerant quantum computation at scale.
- •PsiQuantum building photonic quantum computer with ~100 cabinets near absolute zero
- •Uses light-based qubits instead of superconducting circuits
- •Facility resembles a data center with liquid helium cooling infrastructure
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