Example Concept: Quantum error correction codes like the surface code handle correlated noise by using a lattice of qubits where each logical qubit is encoded into multiple physical qubits. The code can detect correlated errors by measuring stabilizers, which are specific combinations of qubit states that indicate errors. The surface code is particularly effective against correlated noise because it can identify and correct errors that affect multiple qubits simultaneously, leveraging the spatial arrangement and entanglement of qubits to maintain logical qubit integrity.