Science Quantum State World Record Smashed by Gary Kopycinski on November 15, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Science: Wilmington Man’s Photo of Rare Snowy Egret Wins Forest Preserve Photo Contest June 8, 2026 Cook County Announces Free 2026 Vets and Pets Rabies Vaccine and Microchip Clinics May 30, 2026 On Hantavirus, Park Forest Officials Urge Caution May 18, 2026 UK—(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2013. A normally fragile quantum state has been shown to survive at room temperature for a world record 39 minutes, overcoming a key barrier towards building ultrafast quantum computers.