Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...

Imagine the tap of a card that bought you a cup of coffee this morning also let a hacker halfway across the world access your bank account and buy themselves whatever they liked. Now imagine it wasn’t ...

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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) in the US turned to an often overlooked particle for storing and processing quantum information to overcome the fragility of quantum ...

Using artificial intelligence, physicists have compressed a daunting quantum problem that until now required 100,000 equations into a bite-size task of as few as four equations — all without ...

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

While quantum computing has vast potential, it could also threaten cybersecurity. “Current encryption methods are less secure in the face of the superior computation power of quantum computing” says ...

Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours. When ...

Cambridge-based Riverlane produces a chip that detects and corrects the errors currently holding back quantum computing - Copyright AFP HENRY NICHOLLS Cambridge-based ...

Overview Quantum computing is opening new avenues for defeating existing encryption technologies.One potential consequence of ...