A micro-scale quantum heat engine that converts thermal energy to usable work under near-zero temperatures has paved the way ...

Quantum computers lack useful functionality without the right algorithms to facilitate their operation. Currently, there are ...

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

Quantum computers, systems that process information using the principles of quantum mechanics, could solve some problems that ...

A Yale-led project — aided by a national community of researchers — has reached the next step in its effort to develop the first large-scale, error-correcting quantum computer. More than a year ago, ...

While the billion-dollar question is about when quantum computing will become commercially viable, one of the problems being tackled at the moment is how to make the ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Science and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are prioritizing collaboration over competition to advance quantum computer development ...

A gold superconducting quantum computer hangs against a black background. Quantum computers, like the one shown here, could someday allow chemists to solve problems that classical computers can’t.

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. I’m standing in front ...

A quantum computer capable of breaking the encryption that secures the internet now seems to be just around the corner. Stunning revelations from two research teams outline how it could happen, with ...

Quantum computers still face limits when it comes to storing information. Researchers at ETH Zurich are now turning to ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Sometimes classed as a Japanese startup, OptQC works with optical photonic technologies to develop a ...