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China takes quantum supremacy lead
This quantum processor completed a complex task in a little over an hour -- about 60,000 times faster than a ...
Physicists produce quantum states in ordinary electronics
The findings may prove to be revolutionary.
Google says it has achieved “quantum computational supremacy”
Google claims that its quantum processor solved a problem in 200 seconds, whereas a normal machine would have taken 10,000 ...
IBM releases the world’s first quantum-safe tape drive
Quantum computers may be decades away but that doesn't mean we shouldn't prepare for their disruptive impact.
Physicists devise programmable optical quantum computer
A step closer to quantum computers.
Revolutionary new quantum computer design might be the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for
"It's amazing no-one had thought of it before," said one of the scientists involved.
Tiny quantum refrigerator keeps quantum computers cool by ‘blinking’ electrons
Prepare for some quantum madness.
D-Wave upgrades quantum chip to 2,000 qubits, gets first customer for its $15 million machine
No everyone is convinced this machine can actually perform quantum operations, though.
Atomic ions finally set the stage for an all-purpose, programmable Quantum Computer
For the first time, a team of researchers claims it's made a fully programmable and reconfigurable quantum computer module.
You can now tinker around with IBM’s quantum computers – straight from your couch
Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but you can test drive it yourself thanks to IBM.
Quantum computers might soon render RSA encryption obsolete
Using only five atoms, a team of international researchers showed how to factor a prime, albeit a trivial one for ...
Quantum version of computer code proven to work in silicon chip
University of New South Wales devised a two-qubit system inside a silicon chip and ran a computer code adapted to ...
Two-qubit silicon quantum computer works for the very first time
Quantum computing is one of the future's transitional technologies destined to transform human society, along with advanced materials like graphene ...
Intel invests $50 million in quantum computing
Today, Intel announced a 10 year collaboration with Delft University of Technology and TNO, the Dutch Organisation for Applied Research, ...
Squeezing Schrödinger’s cat to measure sensitive quantum states
Researchers at ETH Zurich "squeezed" the quantum states of a calcium ion to make it easily distinguishable, i.e. they measured ...
Rice grain-sized laser helps build the first quantum computer
Princeton researchers demonstrated a novel type of microwave laser - called a maser - so small that's the size of ...
The quest for the quality qubit: quantum computer based on trapped ions has error rate of only 0.07%
Who would've thought only a decade ago that quantum computers would become real in the upcoming future? Those of us ...
Milestone algorithm runs for the first time on a quantum computer
A 20-year-old algorithm that demonstrated the benefit of using quantum mechanics to solve certain problems has finally been run on ...
D-Wave claims it wants to release a 1,000 qubit quantum computer in 2014
D-wave officials alongside one of their computers. Photo: Steve Jurvetson A lot of hype has been going D-Wave's way in ...
Storing one bit per atom: more storage power and closer to quantum computers
There's only so much you can cram into conventional magnetic storage devices. We're already seeing these slowly, but surely lose ...
Understanding a unique type of magnetism
Using low-frequency laser pulses, a team of researchers has carried out the first measurements on a mineral called herbertsmithite. This ...
An insightful animation on quantum computing [VIDEO]
Theoretical Physicists John Preskill and Spiros Michalakis sat down for a short talk in which they describe how quantum computing ...
Direct measurement of Van der Waals force made for the first time
Scientists at the Laboratoire Charles Fabry (LCF) in Palaiseau and the University of Lille have for the very first time performed ...
Researchers make breakthrough in quantum computation: factoring a number in prime numbers
If you did intermediate math in school, then you'll most likely remember how to split numbers into prime factors; basically, ...
Quantum computers will be able to simulate particle collisions [w/ video]
Effective quantum computers are still far away, but researchers are already showing more and more advantages these devices would bring ...
First-ever working quantum network lays foundation for the future’s quantum internet
Quantum technology is the future, no doubt. The impact of computing devices based on quantum effects finally entering service would ...
Scientists devise qubits in a semiconductor for the first time
Hailed as yet another big step towards devising working quantum computers, scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have successfully managed to generate quantum ...
IBM makes significant breakthrough towards scalable quantum computers
During the past months we've been reporting several breakthroughs in the field of quantum computing, and now IBM seems ready ...
Scientists develop single-atom transistor with ‘perfect’ precision
3D perspective of a single-atom transistor. (C) RC Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication, at UNSW. Australian scientists at University of ...
Quantum computing breakthrough: quantum photonic chip created
Scientists at University of Bristol's Centre for Quantum Photonics have remarkably managed to create a multi-purpose optical chip capable of ...
Quantum computers one step closer to reality
Physicists from Rice University have made an important break through in the field of quantum computing, after creating a tiny ...
Big leap for quantum computing
Quantum computers - closer thank you think The microprocessors used today are absolutely amazing on their own; it seemed, ...
Ultrafast quantum computers one step closer
Researchers from the Oxford University have outdone themselves, successfully generating 10 billion bits of quantum entanglement in silicon for the ...
Atom nuclei can store information
In case you're wondering, what you're looking at is a silicon chip, only 1 millimeter square that was used by ...