: Information is stored non-locally, meaning local disturbances—like environmental noise or heat—cannot easily flip a qubit's state. This hardware-level protection could theoretically eliminate the massive overhead required for active error correction in other quantum systems.
: Computations are performed by moving anyons around each other. These paths form "braids" in spacetime; the outcome of the calculation depends only on the sequence of these crossings, not the precise path taken.
As of , the field is transitioning from theoretical milestones to engineering prototype validation: