IBM and collaborators say their quantum computers outperform all known classical algorithms for three distinct tasks, but ...

A quiet transformation is unfolding in the way scientists design the materials that power modern technology. From faster computers to energy-saving electronics, the next generation of breakthroughs ...

Useful, error-free quantum computers could be ready in just two years, researchers at the quantum computing firm QuEra have claimed. Quantum computing is a quickly maturing technology, and the ...

Quantum computers need special materials called topological superconductors—but they’ve been notoriously difficult to create. Researchers have now shown they can trigger this exotic state by subtly ...

If the goal is to make quantum systems act like powerful classical machines, then today’s quantum computers may be too ...

The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a useful quantum machine. It aims to be the first.

Scientists have created a tiny chip that can generate, steer, and read light-based information all in one device, marking a major leap toward ultra-fast, energy-efficient computing. The breakthrough ...

The only snag was that “Shor’s algorithm”, as it is now known, required something that at the time only existed on university ...

Artificial intelligence's true revolutionary impact stems from its convergence with other advanced technologies ...