Methodology
What we publish, what we refuse to publish, and why
Quantum technology reporting is unusually prone to overstatement. Our editorial rules are written so a reader can always tell the difference between established science, an open question, and a missing data point.
We do
- Explain physics and engineering from established, textbook-level material.
- State the open questions that decide whether a technology claim holds.
- Publish figures only when they trace to a filing, official release, or peer-reviewed paper.
- Mark every unavailable dataset as an explicit placeholder.
- Separate what is demonstrated from what is projected.
We do not
- Generate news headlines, dates, or quotes.
- Estimate revenue, valuation, funding, or market size.
- Publish price levels, forecasts, or performance figures.
- Present a technology category as an investment opportunity.
- Fill a data gap with a plausible-looking number.
How a research profile is built
- 1Scope the categoryDefine the technology modality or application area precisely, so claims can be compared like for like.
- 2List the deciding questionsIdentify the measurements that would actually settle progress: fidelity, depth, loss, overhead, or migration coverage.
- 3Write the technical backgroundSummarise the mechanism at a level a non-specialist can verify against standard references.
- 4Declare the data gapsState which numbers are missing and what source class would be required to publish them.
- 5Revisit on new evidenceProfiles are living documents; new attributable evidence updates the entry rather than the narrative.
Reserved data areas
Source register
A public register of every citation used across the platform will appear here once the first verified sources are logged.
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Correction log
Reserved for dated corrections and changes to published profiles.
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