Grid states, artistic impression (IMAGE) ETH Zurich Department of Physics Caption In the Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill (GKP) code, discrete quantum information is encoded in the continuous space of a quantum system, forcing it to be positioned at regularly spaced points forming a comb with teeth at fixed intervals, effectively digitizing space. Credit Image: Christa Flühmann, ETH Zurich / Shutterstock Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.