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bit, but rather than having one of two distinct values, qubits are a superposition of two values. Controlling this superposition qubits is a central challenge in quantum computation. The superposition needs to be robust to unintended interactions and yet interactions are needed for computing with qubits. Qubit systems like nuclear spins with small coupling strength are robust to outside disturbances but the same small coupling makes it difficult to readout results.