A quantum problem once described as impossible for classical computers has now been solved using relatively modest hardware.

Quantum computers promise to solve problems that would take even the fastest conventional supercomputers a vast amount of ...

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the most promising applications of these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. Inside a ...

Why pairing quantum processors with classical systems will determine real-world quantum success.

A vital ingredient for making quantum computers truly useful just might be conventional computers. That was the message from a gathering of researchers this month, which explained that classical ...

Explore the potential of quantum computing and the challenges ahead as researchers strive to overcome noise and errors.

On May 7, 1981, influential physicist Richard Feynman gave a keynote speech at Caltech. Feynman opened his talk by politely rejecting the very notion of a keynote speech, instead saying that he had ...

Every week quantum computing hits a new milestone: more qubits, fewer errors, better readout of results. But will these breakthroughs help solve the advanced computational problems facing energy, like ...

Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel in a straight line ...

The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a ...