Thomas Werner (ISTA) (IMAGE) Institute of Science and Technology Austria Caption A team of physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) achieved a fully optical readout of superconducting qubits, here co-first author Thomas Werner. Credit © ISTA Usage Restrictions Free to use when reporting about ISTA 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.