First, I will introduce QuEra's quantum computing platforms based on neutral atoms in reconfigurable optical tweezers, and highlight their power as publicly accessible facilities to do science. The first is the analog machine Aquila offering a programmable Rydberg Hamiltonian. The second is the gate-based machine Gemini, offering programmable quantum circuits on a scalable multi-zone architecture with any-to-any connectivity and parallel control.

I will then do a deep dive into new scientific results obtained on each of the platforms, in the areas of quantum simulation and quantum error correction. The first is a study of a U(1) lattice gauge theory in (2+1)D and observation of string breaking [1] - a quintessential phenomenon in quantum chromodynamics. The second is an experimental demonstration of magic state distillation on logical qubits [2] - a key ingredient for universal fault-tolerant quantum computation.

[1] González-Cuadra, D., Hamdan, M., Zache, T.V. et al. Observation of string breaking on a (2 + 1)D Rydberg quantum simulator. Nature 642, 321–326 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09051-6

[2] Sales Rodriguez, P., Robinson, J.M., Jepsen, P.N. et al. Experimental demonstration of logical magic state distillation. Nature 645, 620–625 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09367-3